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Finland government to help victims of identity theft

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Dissent

The Finnish Government has decided on measures to help victims of identity theft and to improve personal identity protection. The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health will firstly ensure that the victims of the data breach at Psychotherapy Centre Vastaamo continue to receive the necessary psychosocial and other support. Support will continue to be provided…

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AU: Newcastle Grammar School Targeted In Cyber Attack

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Dissent

Ian Crouch reports: Newcastle Grammar School has been the target of a cyber attack by criminals. School officials became aware of the attack at the weekend, with ransomware used to encrypt and destroy part of the school’s IT network. Fairfax reports the perpetrators have tried to extort money from the school to unlock the damage….

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Ransomware Group Turns to Facebook Ads

Posted on November 12, 2020 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: It’s bad enough that many ransomware gangs now have blogs where they publish data stolen from companies that refuse to make an extortion payment. Now, one crime group has started using hacked Facebook accounts to run ads publicly pressuring their ransomware victims into paying up. Read more on KrebsOnSecurity.com.  The Ragnar Locker threat actors…

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Melbourne firm denies data stolen during ransomware attack

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dissent

Sam Varghese reports: A Melbourne firm which suffered a hit from cyber criminals using the Windows REvil ransomware has denied that any data was exfiltrated from its site, as was reported in these columns. A spokesperson from Nexia Australia and New Zealand, a network of solutions-focused accountancy and consultancy firms, said the attack had taken…

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Damien Bancal

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dissent

Damien Bancal reports (translation follows): I revealed to you, last November 3, the announced piracy of the pharmaceutical laboratory Expanscience (Mustela…). A second cyberattack, in four months, posted by a group of ransomware operators. After Maze , Egregor explained that he had invited himself to the company’s IT. On November 9, I discovered that the Bailly Creat lab, a French pharmaceutical laboratory specializing…

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Privacy Commission probes suspected LTO data leak

Posted on November 11, 2020 by Dissent

Melissa Luz Lopez reports: The National Privacy Commission is investigating a suspected data leak involving car registrations under the Land Transportation Office. In a statement, the privacy body said it is looking into the data available on lisensya.info, which has a “Motor Vehicle Authenticator” that reveals the car make, plate and engine number, registration expiry date,…

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