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Canadian hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by cyberattacks fuelled by booming black market

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

CBC News reports: Canada’s health system is under siege from unrelenting cybercriminals trying to access patient information and other data, according to health-care professionals and cybersecurity experts who say hospitals and clinics are unable to cope with the growing threats. The problem has become so big that some are calling for Ottawa to impose national cybersecurity standards on…

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Data from Nigerian and Kenyan universities compromised after unis fail to act upon whitehat’s notifications

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

Emanuel Paul reports: …Techpoint can confirm that the websites and databases of two Nigerian universities — Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria and the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Benin City — and Mount Kenya University, Thika, Kenya are porous, vulnerable and in urgent need of attention. Also, these data which include admission lists, course registration details, and…

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Hacker leaks database of Daniel’s Hosting, dark web provider

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: A hacker has leaked online today the database of Daniel’s Hosting (DH), the largest free web hosting provider for dark web services. The leaked data was obtained after the hacker breached DH earlier this year, on March 10, 2020. At the time, DH owner Daniel Winzen told ZDNet the hacker breached his portal,…

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Ca: Privacy breach at Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

The Brandon Sun reports: The Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation is notifying clients of a privacy breach of personal data that occurred on May 26. An attachment containing the name and contact information of AgriInsurance clients was attached in error to an email sent to 134 producers in Manitoba, the corporation said in a news release….

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Internal Data Stolen, Leaked, in REvil Attack on Electricity Market’s Elexon

Posted on June 2, 2020 by Dissent

CBR reports: Cyber criminals using the REvil/Sodinokibi ransomware stole internal data during a May 11 attack on Elexon —  the organisation that helps balance and settle the UK’s electricity market — and have now posted it online in a bid to pressure the organisation into paying a ransom. Read more on Computer Business Reviews.

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UK: First Minister promises to build public trust in Test and Protect following NHS Orkney coronavirus data breach

Posted on June 1, 2020 by Dissent

Paul Malik reports: Faith in the Test and Protect system could be undermined should data breaches like the one committed by NHS Orkney be repeated, Nicola Sturgeon has warned. Ms Sturgeon was responding to questions after it was discovered more than 50 coronavirus test results were sent “in error” to a local business. As well…

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