Ailbhe Daly reports: The private information of thousands of people who have received the Covid-19 vaccine have been exposed following a HSE blunder. The IT system used by the HSE was compromised due to ‘human error’, meaning that confidential data was accessible despite earlier warnings by data chiefs. Crucial details that can often be used…
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Ca: Lawyers file class-action lawsuit against Central Health over insider wrong-doing privacy breach
Tara Bradbury reports: Two St. John’s lawyers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the Central Regional Health Authority, seeking damages for consequences suffered by more than 200 patients whose private information was illegally accessed. “The plaintiffs in this case suffered distress, humiliation, anger, upset, mental anguish, shock, fear of identity theft, uncertainty as to how…
Ransomware gang hacks Ecuador’s largest private bank, Ministry of Finance
Lawrence Abrams reports: A hacking group called ‘Hotarus Corp’ has hacked Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance and the country’s largest bank, Banco Pichincha, where they claim to have stolen internal data. The ransomware gang first targeted Ecuador’s Ministry of Finance, the Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas de Ecuador, where they deployed a PHP-based ransomware strain to…
Over 8 million COVID-19 test results leaked online
Ax Sharma reports: … Last month, BleepingComputer exclusively reported that multiple Indian government websites were leaking COVID-19 patient test reports. This week, security researcher Sourajeet Majumder has shared with BleepingComputer his discovery of another government website exposing millions of COVID-19 test results. Read more on BleepingComputer.
FR: Manutan Group addresses ransomware incident
The Manutan Group in France issued a statement on February 24 about a ransomware attack. The company, which specializes in the distribution of equipment and accessories for businesses and communities, noted that the attack occurred on February 21, and the company shut down all information systems as a precaution. Read more on their web site….
Npower shuts down mobile app following data breach
Dev Kundaliya reports: UK energy giant Npower has permanently closed its mobile app, after finding that hackers had used it to steal sensitive information from customers. The company will not bring the app back in the future, as it was due to be withdrawn within the next few weeks following Npower’s acquisition by Eon. Users…