Press Release: Riverside Health Care recently concluded an investigation into a privacy breach that was the result of a staff member inappropriately accessing patient electronic medical records. The inappropriately accessed personal health information was not disclosed or otherwise used by the staff member. Steps were immediately taken to prevent further inappropriate access to personal health…
Category: Non-U.S.
Ca: OSSTF victim of ransomware attack, notifies members of personal data compromised
The Canadian Press reports: The union representing public high school teachers in Ontario says it was the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year that compromised members’ personal information. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says it discovered in late May that an “unauthorized third party” accessed and encrypted its systems between May 25…
In: Ransomware suspected as AIIMS servers go down, trigger long waits
Soumya Pillai reports: A suspected ransomware attack hit servers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Wednesday, leading to long waits for patients as registrations, sample processing and billing as computers went down. According to doctors, services for out-patient (OPD) and in-patient (IPD) departments were affected since 7am on Wednesday, halting all…
The Smith Family says details of around 80,000 donors may have been exposed in hacking attack
ABC reports: The Smith Family says it has informed around 80,000 donors their personal details may have been accessed after it was targeted by a hacker who attempted to steal money. The Australian charity, which supports disadvantaged children, said in a statement the attempts by the hacker to steal money were unsuccessful. It said an…
Au: Xavier College says stolen student data might be released after hack
Adam Carey reports: Hackers have threatened to publish the personal information of current and prospective students of Xavier College online after a cyberattack, the school says. The hack took place in June, but the school waited until this week to inform the families after it deemed that the number of people whose information had been…
Farrer Park Hospital fined S$58,000 over data breach affecting medical information of 2,000 people
Louisa Tang reports in Singapore: Farrer Park Hospital has been fined S$58,000 over a data breach that led to the confidential medical information of almost 2,000 people being automatically forwarded to a third party. In a judgment dated Sep 15 and released on Friday (Nov 18), the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) gave more details…