NHK reports: The Shibuya Ward office in Tokyo has issued a formal apology after an apparent cyberattack disrupted public services on Wednesday. […] On Tuesday, an international hacker group calling themselves “Anonymous” posted on Twitter that “shibuya municipality closes homeless shelter so we close shibuya municipality website.” Read more at NHK.
Category: Non-U.S.
ANPD Updates Information Security Incident Notification Guidelines
Cristiane Manzueto, Rodrigo Leal, and Flavia Telles of Mayer Brown write: The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) has published new guidelines on information security incident notifications, which are required whenever an incident is likely to create risks or cause significant damages to data subjects. In summary, here are the new updates: A new form for…
Ransomware group claims to have encrypted Centro Médico Virgen De La Caridad
Hive has added yet another medical entity to its leak site. This time, it’s Centro Médico Virgen De La Caridad health system in Cartagena, Spain. The system consists of two hospitals (Cartagena and Caravaca), 20 polyclinics, 23 physiotherapy clinics, and 16 dental clinics throughout Murcia and Orihuela Costa. In addition, the group has one aesthetic…
Toyota Kirloskar Motor reports data breach system
PTI reports: Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Sunday reported a data breach in its system but said the extent of intrusion is being confirmed. In a statement, the company said it has been ”notified by one of its service providers of an incident that might have exposed personal information” of some of its customers on the…
Updating: Queen Elizabeth Hospital progress report on recovery from cyber attack
Akeel reports an update to the Barbados hospital’s functioning following their announcement on December 13 of a cyberattack: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) reports progress in resolving its recent cyber attack. In a statement the QEH said ” Our IT team, working with private and international experts continues to work on containing the problem and…
Breaking: LockBit 3.0 gives Sick Kids free decryptor, claims to ban partner who attacked them
#LockBit has formally apologized for the attack on the Hospital for Sick Kids in Canada that took place on December 18. The hospital is still trying to recover from it. “We formally apologize for the attack on sikkids.ca and give back the decryptor for free, the partner who attacked this hospital violated our rules, is…