The Canadian Press reports: Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children says it’s responding to a “cybersecurity incident” affecting some of its phone lines, web pages and clinical systems. The hospital says all patient care continues and there is currently no evidence that personal health information has been compromised. SickKids says it called the hospital code for…
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Aussie Fire Stations Impacted by Cyberattack
Security Newspaper reports: Fire Rescue Victoria’s (FRV) emails, phones, and emergency dispatch systems that automate firefighters’ tasks, such as opening station doors as soon as firefighters get an emergency call, were all affected by a hack, which resulted in “a broad IT outage.” The malfunction in the department’s network was found for the first time…
Recent decision by the PDPC
During the pandemic, a lot of entities took steps to collect information to try to limit the spread of COVID. Thomson Medical had a portal for visitors, but instead of the data being stored in a secured database, it was stored in both a secured database and one that could be accessed by the public….
ECB Fines Spain’s Abanca for Delay in Reporting Cyber Hack
Reuters reports: The European Central Bank said on Friday it had fined Spanish bank Abanca for its delay in reporting a cyber attack that forced it to suspend its main means of payment in 2019. “The bank’s omission hindered the ECB’s ability to properly assess Abanca’s prudential situation and to react in a timely manner…
Hackers selling user data from CoWIN platform on DarkWeb
Times Now reports: Only a few weeks after hackers breached India’s premier government hospital, AIIMS Delhi, they have moved on to the Indian government’s web portal for COVID-19 vaccination, CoWIN.gov.in, selling sensitive information to the highest bidder on the Dark Web. […] The evidence provided by the hacker consists of screen captures of the portal’s administrative interface, which…
Ca: School board confirms hack; attacker sent note through photocopiers
James Hopkin reports: The Huron-Superior Catholic District School Board has confirmed that board officials received a note this morning — delivered through photocopiers at its main office and a number of schools — advising them that the board’s computer and phone systems had been hacked. Spokesperson Jim Fitzpatrick was tight-lipped this afternoon when asked by SooToday if…