KTUU is reporting that more than 100 Iditarod race volunteers may have had their personal details on a computer that was stolen on March 11. Chas St. George, the Chief Operations Officer of the ITC, says a race volunteer had their car stolen, inside the car was a password protected laptop and thumb drive containing personal…
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Data Protection Commissioner to investigate alleged INM breach
The Data Protection Commissioner intends to investigate whether personal data was accessed in an alleged data breach at Independent News & Media. In a statement, Commissioner Helen Dixon added that she would be investigating whether data was it processed in accordance with data protection legislation. Read more on RTÉ .
Fancy Bears hackers linked to foiled cyber attack on UK Anti-Doping Agency
Sean Ingle reports: The UK Anti-Doping Agency has foiled an attempted cyber attack that tried to access confidential medical and drug‑testing data, the Guardian can reveal. The attack, which took place over the weekend, required Ukad’s servers to be rebooted Monday. But its experts are now confident that no data was lost or compromised. Although the…
UK think tanks hacked by groups in China, cyber-security firm says
Gordon Corera reports: Some UK think tanks were hacked by China-based groups last year, a US cyber-security company which said it investigated the breaches has claimed. Crowdstrike said it saw the repeated targeting of think tanks specialising in international security and defence issues, beginning in April 2017. Read more on BBC.
Ransomware attacks hit two Ontario children’s aid societies
Sandro Contenta reports: Ransomware attacks at two children’s aid societies have spurred the Ontario government to tighten cybersecurity around a new, $123-million provincial database for children in care. One of the agencies — the Children’s Aid Society of Oxford County — paid a $5,000 ransom to regain access to their sensitive data after the malware…
Police raid home of UK Unity founder as Scotland in Union data leak investigation continues
The National reports: The head of a Scotland in Union splinter group had his home raided by police yesterday. David Clews, founder of UK Unity, was targetted as an investigation into leaks at Scotland’s most prominent anti-independence group continued. Officers have been investigating alleged data protection offences at Scotland in Union after a list of high-profile donors was…