Newswire reports on a story out of Sri Lanka: A student from Galle has been arrested for hacking the Department of Examinations’ official website. The Police said the student had hacked the website, retrieved data on the 2021 GCE Advanced Level Examination results, and displayed it on a separate web portal. The suspect had stolen…
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Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
Br: National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE) hit by ransomware On September 3, the RansomExx group leaked 62 TB of files from the National Fund for Educational Development (FNDE). FDNE is a federal agency of the Ministry of Education, and is responsible for implementing programs such as the National School Nutrition Program. FNDE provided a…
LEAK: European Commission to introduce cyber requirements for Internet of Things products
Luca Bertuzzi reports: The proposal for a Cyber Resilience Act that will be presented next week will mandate baseline cybersecurity standards for all connected devices and stricter conformity assessment procedures for critical products, according to a draft seen by EURACTIV. The proposal is trying to address the widespread vulnerabilities in the booming Internet of Things (IoT)…
Indonesian Expert on Major Data Leaks: Baby Boomers Should Not Manage Crucial Data
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…
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…