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Ca: Western students alerted about security breach at exam monitor Proctortrack

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Dissent

Andrew Lupton reports: A security breach of Proctortrack, the software Western University uses to monitor student exams remotely, is adding new fuel to a debate raging on campus over privacy concerns about the program. Proctortrack allows students to be monitored to prevent cheating while they take exams at home using their own computers. The program…

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Cosmote reveals cyber attack exposed telephone data from thousands of customers

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Dissent

Greek City Times reports: The largest mobile network operator in Greece, Cosmote, revealed that thousands of customers’ information was accessed during a cyber attack that occurred between September 1-5. The breach took place through a third country, most likely from Lithuania. The concerned file “contained elements of information, without names/surnames, on the calls made or…

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British Airways Fined $26 Million in U.K. Probe Over 2018 Data Attack

Posted on October 16, 2020 by Dissent

British Airways has been fined £20m (U.S. $26 million) by the U.K.’s Information Commissioner’s Office for a 2018 breach that impacted more than 400,000 customers.  That penalty is significantly less than what the ICO had indicated it intended to do. In a press statement accompanying the monetary penalty notice, the ICO stated: An ICO investigation…

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Norway accuses Russia over cyber attack on parliament

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Dissent

AFP reports: Norway’s government on Tuesday said that it believes Russia was behind an August cyber attack targeting the email system of the country’s parliament. The attack was detected in August, when Norway announced hackers had attacked the parliament’s email system, gaining access to some lawmakers’ messages. Read more on The Local (No).

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WA: Patient records stolen from Edmonds clinic, recovered by police

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Brian Soergel reports: On Aug. 31, employees of the Health and Wellness Clinic at 22005 76th Ave. W in Edmonds discovered that a storage room where patient records were kept was broken into, according to the clinic’s Jenni Ricker. The clinic offers “natural medicine and physical care solutions for every lifestyle.” The storage room is…

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UK: Hackney Hacked as Council Investigates Attack

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Dissent

Dan Raywood reports: London’s Hackney Council has reported it has “been the target of a serious cyber-attack which is affecting many of our services and IT systems.” According to a statement from Philip Glanville, mayor of Hackney, council officers have been working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre, external experts and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local…

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