A cross-border operation, supported by Europol and involving the Belgian Police (Police Fédérale/Federale Politie) and the Dutch Police (Politie), resulted in the dismantling of an organised crime group involved in phishing, fraud, scams and money laundering. The action day on 21 June 2022 led to: 9 arrests in the Netherlands 24 house searches in the Netherlands…
Category: Non-U.S.
Vice Society claims responsibility for attack on one of Milan’s most important hospital systems
DataBreaches has never been to Milan but in researching this post, DataBreaches read the history of the Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Territorial Social Healthcare Company (ASST). Reading how it has evolved since the late 1800’s to serve the people of Milan makes it clear how vital this hospital system is to Milan and its people. On May 5, Asst…
Indian government issues confidential infosec guidance to staff – who leak it
Simon Sharwood reports: India’s government last week issued confidential information security guidelines that calls on the 30 million plus workers it employs to adopt better work practices – and as if to prove a point, the document quickly leaked on a government website. Read more at The Register.
UK: Thousands of service families’ addresses and private information compromised after surge in security breaches at MoD
David Wooding reports: Defence chiefs were told to get a grip yesterday after a surge in security and data breaches. Thousands of service families have had addresses and private information compromised. Figures reveal more than a quarter of all blunders since 2010 took place in the last year — 559 in 2020-21, and 2,000 in…
Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breach
The Canadian Press reports: The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a nearly $200.9-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Desjardins over a data breach — the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector. Siskinds Desmeules and Kugler Kandestin say everyone affected by the breach, regardless of where they live, will be eligible to claim….
Ca: Personal details of 15,000 Memorial University of Newfoundland students leaked in email goof
Alex Kennedy reports: The personal information of about 15,000 students at Memorial University was accidentally shared with other students in an inadvertent data breach, the university said Friday. The breach happened on Thursday as part of an email campaign from the school’s career development email. About 1,000 students received emails that contained other students’ personal information, according to a…