In April 2023, DataBreaches reported on an alleged incident involving TIC Hosting in Romania. No one from TIC Hosting ever responded to inquiries from this site, and inquiries to the data protection regulator for the country indicated that TIC Hosting had never reported any data protection incident to them. And that seemed to be the…
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Ca: Hamilton’s Paramedic Service mistakenly sent patient info to wrong hospitals
Roger Collins reports: The Hamilton Paramedic Service says it has been mistakenly sending the personal information of some of its patients to the wrong hospital. Over the last four years, according to the municipal healthcare service, some paramedics have accidentally selected the incorrect hospital when submitting a patient’s records in correspondence to where they were…
Reports of data breach on Class Charts platform
Schools Week reports: The information watchdog is investigating reports of a data breach on the Class Charts behaviour management platform, which is used by tens of thousands of teachers. Some parents logging on to Class Charts last week were reportedly shown data relating to other children. The Information Commissioner’s Office told Schools Week it had “received a…
Canada’s most prolific hacker is expected to make full restitution
Gary Dimmock reports: It’s not every day that fraud victims get their money back. But Canada’s most prolific hacker, who launched ransomware attacks from his Ottawa home that left some targets in financial ruin, will be making full restitution. Matthew Philbert, 33, pleaded guilty to years of cyber attacks and was recently sentenced to two…
Ie: More Than 1,000 Apply for Security Payment Following PSNI Data Leak
Jonathan McCambridge reports: More than 1,000 PSNI officers and staff have taken up an offer of a payment to help with home security improvements following a major data leak. The Policing Board was told the cost to the force of the scheme is currently £400,000. In August, the details of almost 9,500 PSNI officers and staff were…
Ca: Global Affairs hit by cyberattack, shuts down computer systems to fix
Steven Chase reports: For the second time in two years, Canada’s Foreign Ministry has fallen victim to a cyberattack that has forced the government to shutter part of its computer systems. Global Affairs Canada announced Tuesday it has sealed off remote access to its network across the country. It revealed it took this drastic step…