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The Norwegian SA issues fine to the Municipality of Østre Toten for flawed information security

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dissent

Seen on the website of the European Data Protection Board, a decision by Norway’s data protection regulator imposed a 400,000 Eur fine (NOK 4 million) on a municipality that suffered a ransomware attack. The Norwegian Supervisory Authority found that the municipality’s security for personal data was seriously flawed and inadequate. Summary of the Decision Origin…

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UK: ICO and NCSC stand together against ransomware payments being made

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dissent

A joint letter addressed to the Law Society and signed by the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office and NCSC is causing waves in cybersecurity circles. The following is the press release accompanying it: July 8 – Solicitors are today being asked to play their part in keeping the UK safe online by helping to tackle the…

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Pro-Kremlin hackers Killnet hit Latvia with biggest cyberattack in its history

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dissent

Oliver Moody reports: Latvia has come under the most intense wave of cyberattacks in its history, including a 12-hour onslaught on its public broadcasting centre, according to a senior Nato official. The Baltic state appears to have been targeted by pro-Kremlin hackers because of a series of assertive steps such as bringing back conscription and drawing…

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UK: Hackers have access to bank details, signatures, addresses and national insurance numbers, Gloucester councillor reveals

Posted on July 9, 2022 by Dissent

Carmelo Garcia reports: People in Gloucester have had their signatures, addresses, national insurance numbers, bank details and driving licences accessed by hackers, a councillor has revealed. Many local people’s lives were thrown into disarray in December when council services were disrupted by a major cyber attack. House sales, benefit payments and planning applications were all delayed after hackers compromised…

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Ca: How the court bolstered an insurer’s exclusion for privacy breach

Posted on July 8, 2022 by Dissent

David Gambrill reports: Acting recklessly in breaching the confidential medical files of patients effectively falls within a hospital insurer’s commercial policy exclusion for committing an ‘intentional act,’ Ontario’s top court has ruled. The Ontario Court of Appeal found a hospital insurer, the Healthcare Insurance Reciprocal of Canada, does not have a duty to defend a…

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Pt: Hacker targets Lisbon hotel clients

Posted on July 7, 2022 by Dissent

The Portugal News reports: A hacker has infiltrated the Booking account of the Marino Boutique Hotel in Lisbon, and has managed to steal almost half a million euros in false bookings. According to CNN Portugal, the hacker established direct contact with hundreds of customers between 12 and 16 June, leaving the hotel without being able…

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