Charles Lefebvre reports: Manitoba Health says a privacy breach that happened earlier this week following a break-in at a facility compromised some people’s personal health information. According to a statement from the province, the break-in took place at the Manitoba Health Appeal Board office on Portage Avenue on Nov. 29, with the province noting confidential…
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New Zealand health insurer Accuro says it’s been hacked, can’t rule out customers’ data being accessed
NewsHub reports: The company said in a statement there was not yet evidence of personal health data being compromised but it could not be ruled out. “Our IT provider is working with their own forensic experts and Government agencies to understand the nature and extent of the impact. We have also notified the relevant regulatory authorities including…
Albanian IT Staff Charged With Negligence Over Cyberattack
AP reports: Albanian prosecutors on Wednesday asked for the house arrest of five public employees they blame for not protecting the country from a cyberattack by alleged Iranian hackers. Prosecutors said the five IT officials of the public administration department had failed to check the security of the system and update it with the most recent…
Vanuatu officials turn to phone books and typewriters, one month after cyber attack
At the end of October, the tiny South Pacific archipelago of Vanuatu was hit by a cyberattack with devastating consequences. They officially acknowledged the incident as an attack on November 5. Now, almost a month later, they are still struggling to recover. Christopher Cottrell reports: One month after a cyber-attack brought down government servers and…
Ca: Personal info of 5,000 Edmonton employees compromised in insider data breach
CTV reports: The city says staff were notified on Wednesday that employee information was the subject of a data breach last year. According to a written statement by Daryl Croft, branch manager of Open City and Technology (OCT), his branch discovered that records had been accessed by a former employee without authorization in May 2021….
NZ: ‘Unfortunate and regrettable incident’: Inside the Otago University data breach
Hamish McNeilly reports: An online loophole allowed a handful of users to access a veritable treasure trove of information at the University of Otago. The types of information, revealed to Stuff following an Official Information Act request, included phone numbers, addresses, passport details, exam results, police vetting lists, academic integrity investigation invitation letters, referee reports,…