The National Identity Management Commission of Nigeria (NIMC) has refuted reports of a database breach as misleading. This statement was made by Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications at NIMC, on Saturday in Abuja. Adegoke assured that Nigerians’ data has not been compromised and emphasized that the commission has not authorized any website or…
Category: Non-U.S.
Cyber attack compromised Indonesia data centre, ransom sought
Reuters reports: A cyber attacker compromised Indonesia’s national data centre, disrupting immigration checks at airports, and asked for an $8 million ransom, the country’s communications minister told Reuters on Monday. The attack disrupted several government services, most notably at airports last week, with long lines forming at immigration desks. Automated passport machines were now functioning,…
Za: Critical South African healthcare services hacked
Jan Vermeulen reports: The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has shut down its IT systems following a breach over the weekend. Its emails, website, and system for retrieving and storing patients’ lab test results are offline. Based on a memo from NHLS chief executive officer Prof Koleka Mlisana, the intrusion caused damage, suggesting the NHLS…
Jollibee Group probes data breach
Jose Rodel Clapano and Richmond Mercurio report: The Jollibee Group has begun an investigation into a cybersecurity incident that may have compromised the records of millions of customers. In a statement, the Jollibee Group emphasized its e-commerce platforms are unaffected and remain operational. […] Other brands under Jollibee Food Corp. are Greenwich, Red Ribbon, Burger…
Ph: Maxicare reports data breach to NPC
ABS-CBN reports: Health maintenance organization (HMO) Maxicare has reported a data breach to the National Privacy Commission (NPC). The NPC said they received a data breach notification on June 16 at 12:49 p.m. In a statement, the Department of Information and Communications Technology – National Computer Emergency Response Team (DICT-NCERT) said they the leak started…
Star ed-tech company discloses data breach
Paulina Okunytė reports: Learnosity, an e-learning platform with more than 40 million learners, has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that affected users’ private data. A notice to affected clients on June 17th informed users of a “data security incident” that may have exposed their data. A publicly shared copy of the notice did not specify the…