Eisya A. Eloksari reports: A recent data breach case involving fintech aggregator platform Cermati.com, the fifth known this year, again highlights the vulnerability of user data on digital platforms and the urgency of a personal data protection bill, experts have said. Data on almost 3 million users from fintech aggregator platform Cermati.com was leaked and sold online…
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Cork hospital fined €65k after patients’ personal data found in public recycling facility
Cianan Brennan reports: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has handed down a €65,000 fine to Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) after the personal data of 78 of its patients was discovered disposed of in a public recycling facility elsewhere in the county. The complaint was first raised with the DPC in June 2019 after a…
Ca: Kingston Health Sciences Centre investigating possible cyber-security incident
Chris Vilela reports: Kingston Health Sciences Centre (KHSC) has confirmed that it is currently facing an online access interruption, which a source at the hospital says is related to a possible cyber-security breach. KHSC did not immediately disclose the exact nature of the incident. “We can confirm that KHSC’s internet access and external-facing systems are…
Folksam data breach leaks info of 1M Swedes to Google, Facebook, more
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Folksam, one of the largest insurance companies in Sweden, today disclosed a data breach affecting around 1 million Swedes after sharing customers’ personal info with multiple technology giants. The insurer discovered the data breach after an internal audit according to Jens Wikström, Head of Marketing and Sales at Folksam, and reported the incident to…
Saarbrücken Airport reports cyberattack
The following is a Google translation: There was a cyber attack on Saarbrücken Airport and the state-owned structural holding company Saar GmbH on Tuesday morning. Flight operations are not affected. SHS and airport spokesman Ludwin Vogel confirmed to the SR that the company was being attacked via the Internet. He emphasized that flight operations were not affected. The…
Campari Group victim of a malware attack
A Google translation of a report on Trend-Online: Campari Group informs that, presumably on 1 November 2020, it was the subject of a malware attack (computer virus), which was promptly identified. The Group’s IT department, with the support of IT security experts, immediately took action to limit the spread of malware in data and systems. Read…