Steven Chase reports: For the second time in two years, Canada’s Foreign Ministry has fallen victim to a cyberattack that has forced the government to shutter part of its computer systems. Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday it has sealed off remote access to its network across the country. It revealed it took this drastic step…
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Hackers obtain confidential information on Romanian officials after cyber attack at Parliament
Romania Insider reports: Hackers breached the database of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Parliament, after a recent cyber attack. They reportedly managed to obtain confidential information, such as the prime minister’s identity documents, medical analyses, and other personal data. The attack was reported after Digi24 discovered that a group of hackers was…
Hospitals across country issued patients wrong prescriptions due to system glitch
In the world we live in, it’s understandable that people wondered whether a “glitch” was really just a “glitch” or if it reflected a cyberattack. The Times of Israel reports: Hospitals across the country issued prescriptions to patients for the wrong medicines over some time due to a problem with an administration system, the Health…
Russia Hit With Widespread Internet Outage Across Country
Bloomberg reports: Russia is facing a widespread internet outage that’s affected users across the country, with access to websites on the local .ru domain down. The issue was linked to a technical problem with the .ru domain’s global Domain Name System Security Extensions, or DNSSEC, which is used to secure data exchanged in internet protocol…
750 million Indian mobile subscribers’ info for sale on dark web
Laura Dobberstein reports: Indian infosec firm CloudSEK last week claimed it found records describing 750 million Indian mobile network subscribers on the dark web, with two crime gangs offering the trove of data for just $3,000. CloudSEK named CYBO CREW affiliates CyboDevil and UNIT8200 as the vendors of a 1.8TB trove, which contains mobile subscribers’…
Italy government proposes tougher jail terms for cybercriminals
Reuters reports: Italy’s government is set to propose tougher jail terms for cybercrime and stricter disclosure rules for public bodies that come under attack from hackers, according to a draft law seen by Reuters on Wednesday. The bill, set for discussion at a cabinet meeting on Thursday, comes after repeated instances of ransomware and other…