TEISS reports: Personal information, including driving licence numbers and phones numbers, of 21,000 British motorists have reportedly been stolen by cyber criminals and put up for sale on dark web marketplaces. The massive breach of personal records of British motorists was revealed by Sun Online in a report in which the paper said hackers obtained the vast…
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Manchester United getting assistance from UK’s cyber security agency after attack
PA reports: The Premier League club confirmed the hacking on 20th November and said it was not ‘aware of any breach of personal data associated with our fans and customers’. As of 26th November, club staff still did not have access to email, and some other functions were also unavailable. Read more on Sports Pro.
Personal data of 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients exposed online by Albert Einstein Hospital employee error
Today’s example of “no need to hack if it’s leaking,” Catalin Cimpanu reports: The personal and health information of more than 16 million Brazilian COVID-19 patients has been leaked online after a hospital employee uploaded a spreadsheet with usernames, passwords, and access keys to sensitive government systems on GitHub this month. Among the systems that had credentials…
UK: Concern as personal data of 284 diabetic patients breached at NHS Highland
Chris MacLennan reports: A data breach at NHS Highland has led to the personal information of 284 patients with diabetes being shared with more than 30 people. The error, which occurred on Tuesday November 17, led to the names, dates of births, contact information and hospital identification numbers of the patients being revealed. Read more…
Danish news agency Ritzau rejects ransom demand after hacker attack
And yet another news agency gets hit with ransomware — this time, though, it’s a Danish one. Associated Press reports that Ritzau “rejected” the ransom demand, but it’s more than that — they wouldn’t even read it, it seems, taking the advice of their advisors. Ritzau CEO Lars Vesterloekke couldn’t say how big the ransom…
Disabled children’s names revealed in Bristol City Council email
BBC reports: The identities of hundreds of families with disabled children have been shared with other parents without their consent by a council, in a “fundamental breach of trust and data”. Bristol City Council sent an email asking for views on a new support service to hundreds of people. The names of all the children…