A translation of reporting by Moh Khory Alfarizi: Indonesia was stunned by two recent major data leaks. The first incident saw 1.3 billion SIM card registration details leaked online by hackers and the second case was when 105 million citizenship information was leaked on an online forum. The SIM card registration data-keeping is managed by…
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Indonesia’s Intelligence Agency Asserts Its Data Breach Issues Hoax
A translation of reporting by RR. Ariyani Yakti Widyastuti: Amid issues of the Indonesian population data breach, issues about a suspected leak of sensitive data belonging to the State Intelligence Agency or BIN also emerged. The data reportedly includes member identities, reports, and business strategies. In response to this, BIN spokesperson Wawan Hari Purwanto asserted…
“Bad faith, misunderstanding, or indifference?” Why do ransomware teams falsely insist victims have “revenue?”
Valéry Rieß-Marchive has been following the ransomware attack on the Sud-Francilien hospital center in Corbeille-Essonnes by LockBit 3.0 since it was first announced and has consistently been ahead of the news pack in reporting on developments. In his latest report, he reveals that a previous report that GIGN negotiators were able to reduce an alleged…
“Computer hacker steals sensitive information from 20,000 Christchurch hot pools customers” — NO. That’s NOT what happened.
There is a highly misleading news report on Stuff today. Permit DataBreaches to set the record straight by quoting some statements from the news story and responding. Liz McDonald reports: Personal information about as many as 20,000 members of the public has been stolen in a data breach at Christchurch City Council’s He Puna Taimoana hot pools….
InterContinental Hotels Group confirms cyber attack, experts suggest ransomware
Connor Jones reports: InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has confirmed that it has sustained a cyber attack which experts are suggesting could be ransomware in nature. IHG owns hotel brands such as Holiday Inn, Holiday Express, Regent, Crowne Plaza, Kimpton, and Six Senses. It confirmed the attack with a filing to the London Stock Exchange (LSE) on Tuesday….
UK: ICO acting against eight individuals over alleged theft of road traffic accident data from garages
August 30 – The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has commenced criminal proceedings against eight individuals over the alleged unlawful accessing and obtaining of people’s personal information from vehicle repair garages to generate potential leads for personal injury claims. The alleged activity took place across the UK between 1 December 2014 and 30 November 2017. The…