Kenny Chee reports: The personal data of nearly 5.9 million Singaporean and South-east Asian customers of hotel booking site RedDoorz was found to have been leaked, in what the Government has called Singapore’s largest data breach. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) has fined local firm Commeasure, which operates the website, $74,000. This is much…
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Rideau Valley Health Centre service disrupted due to ‘cyber security incident’
Matthew Lapierre reports that the Rideau Valley Health Centre’s IT systems have been impacted by what sounds like a ransomware incident that knocked out use of their phone system and otherwise impaired their ability to function. In the meantime, the clinic said the majority of physicians would be able to attend previously scheduled appointments, but…
China May Seek Cyber Check for HK Listings of Firms Holding Data
Bloomberg News reports: China may require a cybersecurity review for companies holding data that plan to go public in Hong Kong, if it’s decided that the listing will potentially have an impact on its national security. The draft rule, published by China’s cyberspace regulator on Sunday, didn’t specify how the regulators will define if a…
Data of Lister fertility clinic patients and other medical practices compromised by ransomware attack on third-party vendor
Jay Jay reports: In a letter sent to about 1,700 patients, Lister Fertility Clinic said that a ransomware attack on Stor-a-file Limited, a firm that scans medical records for the clinic, compromised the sensitive information of patients. […] The document management firm said that the ransomware attack affected 13 organisations, six of them in the healthcare sector….
Transavia airline fined for weak security practices that led to data breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Dutch Data Protection Agency has levied a €400,000 ($455,000) fine today against Transavia, a Dutch airline that operates low-cost routes across Europe, for a security breach that allowed a hacker to steal the personal details of more than 83,000 passengers. The fine pertains to a security breach that Transavia publicly disclosed in February…
Russians Who Bought Fake Vaccine Certificates Targeted in Data Leak – Kommersant
The Moscow Times reports: A database of Russians who purchased fake coronavirus vaccine certificates has leaked online, the Kommersant business daily reported Friday, with experts warning that the buyers are now at risk of both blackmail and jail time. With vaccine skepticism rampant, many Russians have turned to the black market to purchase counterfeit QR code passes that…