Earlier this week, Catalin Cimpanu reported Software AG, one of the largest software companies in the world, has suffered a ransomware attack over the last weekend, and the company has not yet fully recovered from the incident. A ransomware gang going by the name of “Clop” has breached the company’s internal network on Saturday, October…
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UK: Wisepay: School payments service hit by cyber-attack
BBC reports: Parents who made payments to UK schools in recent days via the Wisepay service have been warned their card details have been compromised. Wisepay said a hack of its website meant an attacker was able to harvest payment details between 2 and 5 October via a spoof page. Attempted payments to about 300…
Dr Lal PathLabs, one of India’s largest blood test labs, exposed patient data
Zack Whittaker and Manish Singh report: Dr Lal PathLabs, one of the largest lab testing companies in India, left a huge cache of patient data on a public server for months, TechCrunch has learned. The lab testing giant, headquartered in New Delhi, serves some 70,000 patients a day, and quickly became a major player in testing…
Medical data of 150 Toronto hospital patients allegedly used to extort money from company
Katherine DeClerq reports: A Toronto hospital says that roughly 150 patients have been impacted by a data breach after a third-party employee allegedly stole medical reports in an effort to extort money from their company after being let go. According to a letter sent on Sept. 30 by a privacy and information access specialist at Unity…
Cyber attack on server delays Mumbai university’s IDOL course exams
Shreya Bhandary reports: For the second day in a row, exams for the distance education wing of the University of Mumbai had to be postponed. In a statement released by the Institute of Distance and Open Learning (IDOL), authorities explained that the technical glitches were a result of a cyberattack on the examination server. Close…
UK: Cyber attack on Jewish charity event being investigated, reported to regulator
Jewish News Reporter reports: UJIA is investigating a cyber-attack which targeted its virtual centenary event last week, as it reported the incident to the regulator and Charity Commission. The British Jewish charity’s event was targeted last Wednesday evening, with hundreds of participants kicked off a video platform or prevented from joining the virtual event. Read…