Neil Shaw reports: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has revealed that hundreds of staff have accessed the records of taxpayers without permission or breached security in other ways. HMRC dismissed 50 members of staff last year for accessing or risking the exposure of taxpayers’ records, according to The Telegraph. 354 tax employees have been disciplined for…
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Children’s Health Ireland faces investigation over data breach of health records at Tallaght Hospital
Andrew Walsh reports: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched a formal inquiry into Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) following concerns about the security of children’s health records at its Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) facility. The inquiry comes after the DPC received information from multiple sources, including protected disclosures and a breach notification submitted by CHI….
NL: Hacked lab paid ransom: ‘Millions of euros demanded’
The following is a machine translation of an article by Daniel Verlaan: The hacked Clinical Diagnostics laboratory in Rijswijk has paid a ransom to the cybercriminals. Ransomware group Nova, responsible for the hack, confirmed this to RTL Nieuws. The laboratory hopes the payment will prevent more stolen data and medical records of Dutch citizens from…
NL: Hackers breach cancer screening data of almost 500,000 women
Dutch News reports: Hackers have accessed the personal data of almost 500,000 women who participated in mass screenings for cervical cancer, research agency Bevolkingsonderzoek Nederland has said. The data breach, which took place at the test processing lab Clinical Diagnostics NMDL in Rijswijk in the first week of July, included the names and addresses of some…
KR: Yes24, the largest Internet bookstore in Korea, suffered its second ransomware attack in two months
The following is translation by NAVER for Maiel Business Newspaper. DataBreaches is guessing that the “eat-dog” situation reference is what we call “dog-eat-dog” to refer to brutal competitor actions, but that’s just a guess. Kim Kyusik, Kim Yutae, and Yang Seiho report: Yes24, the largest Internet bookstore in Korea, suffered another “eat-dog” situation due to ransomware…
NCERT Issues Advisory on “Blue Locker” Ransomware Targeting Pakistan’s Key Institutions
Onsa Mustafa reports: Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has issued a high-priority cybersecurity advisory, warning of a critical ransomware, “Blue Locker”, threat aimed at government ministries, regulatory bodies, and other essential organisations across the country. The malware has been observed in a growing number of incidents. It encrypts files on infected systems, appending…