Lopes is a Brazilian firm that provides real estate services in the form of brokerage and project and financial consulting. Lopes had what appears to be a data breach involving customer data earlier this year. But why the data breach may have continued for months after they denied finding any anomaly in their system is…
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An Entire Canadian Town Is Being Extorted By Ransomware Cyber Criminals
Lane Babuder reports: Ransomware attacks have been on the rise. This time around, the small Ontario, Canada town of St. Marys has been targeted. The ransomware organization behind the attack seems to be LockBit. So far though, no ransom has been paid. The town itself claims that most city functions are still operational and staff…
Kelowna nurse suspended for accessing patient’s medical records
Iain Burns reports: A Kelowna nurse has been suspended for breaching patient confidentiality rules. According to the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), Sondra Bader admitted to her “practice issues” on July 20. From the reporting, this case goes back to a 2019 incident involving access to one person’s records. This is an…
Prominent B.C. LGBTQ+ advocacy group hit with cyberattack
Simon Little reports: A prominent Vancouver-based LGBTQ+ advocacy group said Friday that it has been the target of a cyberattack. Qmunity, a non-profit group that offers a variety of resources and supports to the community, said the attack appeared to have started on July 20, targeting its website. Read more at GlobalNews.ca. via @Chum1ng0
Recent cyberattacks put Thai citizens’ privacy and data security at greater risk
In December of 2021, Thailand’s National Cyber Security Agency launched after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In February, it announced that it intended to roll out 40 subordinate regulations of the Cybersecurity Act this year to strengthen the country’s systems. It sounds like an ambitious — but badly needed — update. For the past…
Perth Festival, Black Swan Theatre and other arts organisations hit by major data breach
Rebeccca Trigger reports: Western Australia’s biggest arts organisations, including the Perth Festival, Black Swan State Theatre Company, the WA ballet and WA opera have been subject to a massive data breach that has compromised customers’ personal information. Customers received an email this afternoon from the Arts and Culture Trust saying third-party software used by the…