ABC News (AU) reports: RMIT University has suspended online and in-person classes after suffering an IT outage that one government source has described to the ABC as a significant cyber attack. In a statement, RMIT said it was working to resolve “some issues” that had affected its IT systems but did not confirm what had…
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Norwegian DPA issues fine to Municipality of Indre Østfold
As seen on the European Data Protection Board (EDPB): The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has fined the Municipality of Indre Østfold EUR 20 000 (NOK 200,000) for a confidentiality violation. Personal data that should have been restricted was available to unauthorized persons. The Municipality of Indre Østfold, formerly the Municipality of Askim, published the records…
Hacker attack on Hellenic Defense Systems (Ελληνικά Αμυντικά Συστήματα (EAS) – Threat actor(s) demand ransom in cryptocurrencies
(translation): The attack was noticed a few days ago and according to a report in the newspaper “Kathimerini”, the Ministry of National Defense and the Police have been involved in the investigation into the incident, while the EYP is monitoring the developments. Initially there was concern about the possibility that the company fell victim to…
TR: Hacker attack on Kayseri OSB!
Translation: According to the information received, the hackers or hackers who infiltrated the computers of Kayseri OIZ Directorate last week, locked the files containing important information of the institution and demanded money from the OIZ management in return for giving the passwords. OSB officials reacted to the hackers’ demand for money and referred the issue…
Unsecured: Jamaica’s immigration website exposed thousands of travelers’ data
Zack Whittaker reports: A security lapse by a Jamaican government contractor has exposed immigration records and COVID-19 test results for hundreds of thousands of travelers who visited the island over the past year. The Jamaican government contracted Amber Group to build the JamCOVID19 website and app, which the government uses to publish daily coronavirus figures and allows…
Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam hit in cyberattack
Emerce reports (translation): Unknown third parties have gained access to the ICT environments of the Hogeschool van Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam, the Security and Operations Center has found. Measures are taken to limit the consequences and to ensure that education and research can proceed as undisturbed as possible. The schools have disabled several systems as…