Keith Fraser reports: A group of prisoners at Mission Institution is suing the authorities over an alleged breach of privacy that they claim posed a threat to them. The 47 prisoners say that from about April 2020 to July 2020 employees and servants of the federal medium and minimum security prison posted notices on a…
Category: Non-U.S.
China Orders 25 Tech Giants to Fix Raft of Problems
Bloomberg News reports: China ordered more than two dozen technology firms to carry out internal inspections as part of a campaign to root out illegal online activity. The Ministry of Industry Information Technology on Friday told 25 of its largest internet and hardware companies including Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and Tencent Holdings Ltd. to carry out internal reviews and rectify issues…
EE: Threat actor downloads close to 300,000 personal ID photos
ERR News reports: A hacker was able to obtain over 280,000 personal identity photos following an attack on [Estonia’s] state information system last Friday. The suspect is reportedly a resident of Tallinn. The culprit had already obtained personal names and ID codes and was able to obtain a third component, the photos, by making individual…
D-BOX provides update following ransomware incident two weeks ago
MONTREAL, July 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — D-BOX Technologies Inc. (“D-BOX” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: DBO), a world leader in haptic and immersive entertainment, announces that the Corporation is gradually resuming its activities following a ransomware cyberattack against its internal IT systems announced on July 14, 2021. All major IT systems have been restored and the…
Ca: Unknown number of people’s personal information for sale online after Homewood Health hacked
Penny Daflos reports: CTV News has learned the personal information of British Columbians has been leaked online, with an unknown number of people and agencies potentially still vulnerable, after a data breach at a mental health services provider. Homewood Health, headquartered in Ontario with services and contracts across Canada, acknowledges it was hacked earlier this…
Northern Ireland’s COVID certification service suspended after data leak
Ax Sharma reports: Northern Ireland’s Department of Health (DoH) has temporarily halted its COVID-19 vaccine certification online service following a data exposure incident. Some users of COVIDCert NI app were presented with data of other users, under certain circumstances, says the Department. As seen by BleepingComputer, neither the web service nor the mobile app functionality is accessible at the time…