Stanley Widianto reports: Indonesian police are investigating claims by a hacker who said this week they have stolen personal data of thousands of police officers, the latest in a spate of cyber attacks that has highlighted the country’s digital vulnerabilities. Using a now suspended Twitter handle, a hacker who said they were from Brazil claimed…
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Brussels health authorities deny data violation on vaccination platform
Lauren Walker reports: A legal analysis has shown Brussels’ vaccination platform Bru-Vax respects personal data, Brussels health authorities’ have announced, following criticism of a data leak regarding people’s vaccination status. Earlier this week, it was reported that people, for example, employers, insurers or banks, could find out if a Brussels resident had been vaccinated by simply entering…
Tr: MNG Kargo Hacked: User Information Stolen
Michael Lewis reports: MNG Cargo, which has a wide transportation network in our country, announced that some of its corporate customers were attacked by cyber attacks as a result of their user names and passwords being seized. Notifying the Personal Data Protection Authority, the company announced that the names, surnames, addresses and phone numbers of…
Number of cyber-attacks infiltrating critical New Zealand networks soars
Adam Bannister reports: New Zealand’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has observed a 15% year-on-year jump in cyber-attacks against the country’s “nationally significant” organizations. More than 400 such incidents were recorded between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, up from 352 a year earlier, according to the NCSC’s latest annual threat report, published today (November…
Officials confirm patient data stolen in N.L. cyberattack
CBC News reports: Officials have confirmed that personal information of medical patients in Newfoundland and Labrador has been stolen in the cyberattack that has wreaked havoc on the provincial health-care system for over two weeks. While speaking with reporters on Monday, Justice Minister John Hogan said it was his understanding that both patient and employee…
Data of 5.9m customers of RedDoorz hotel booking site leaked in Singapore’s largest data breach
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…