Matthew Strong reports: The Ministry of Interior (MOI) on Saturday (Oct. 29) denied being the source of a data leak reportedly posting private details of 200,000 people online. Media coverage said the information had been found for sale on the BreachForums site Oct. 21, with most of the people affected being residents of Yilan County…
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AU: Police called after SA Liberal Party caught up in alleged data breach
Angie Raphael reports: Police are investigating an alleged major data breach involving the private details of about 2000 members of the South Australian Liberal Party. Detectives are investigating allegations party officials were impersonated, with names, addresses, phone numbers and other data allegedly stolen. In an email to members on Friday, the party said it “recently…
Aurubis says it was target of cyberattack
Reuters reports: Aurubis, Europe’s biggest copper smelter, said it had been the target of a cyberattack overnight that has forced it to shut down its IT systems and disconnect them from the internet. “The IT systems are currently being examined,” Aurubis said on Friday, adding that it was reviewing the scope of the impact. Read…
Slovak parliament suspends voting due to suspected cyberattack
Reuters reports: The Slovak parliament suspended its session on Thursday after a suspected cyberattack brought down its IT systems, parliament speaker Boris Kollar said. “We have identified a cyber security incident… There is a signal coming from some point which jams our systems, computers, we cannot even serve the lawmakers in our cafeteria,” Kollar told…
UK: Braverman should be given ‘second chance’ despite ‘multiple’ security breaches
Andrew Learmonth reports: Suella Braverman deserves a “second chance” as Home Secretary despite claims of “multiple breaches” of security, the new Tory party chairman has said. Nadhim Zahawi said the Prime Minister was right to give the key member of the party’s right-wing a shot at “redemption” just six days after she was forced to…
AU: Medibank’s latest update reveals more woes; My Home Hospital patient info accessed
AU health insurer Medibank has been diligently providing updates on a massive data breach. With each update, they have revealed growing awareness of how much personal data has been accessed or exfiltrated. Their latest update, issued overnight, begins: It has become clear overnight that the criminal has accessed patient information relating to My Home Hospital….