Jeremy Hainsworth reports: A medical company hit by an October ransomware data privacy breach affecting 15 million Canadians is again named in a B.C. ministerial order as a company that can share British Columbians’ data. But, say observers, there is no issue for British Columbians to worry about as any liability rests with the government…
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Ca: Personal employee information mistakenly published at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Jeff Walters reports: CBC News has learned hundreds of employees at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre had their personal information published online by their workplace. At the end of March, 245 employees had personal information published on the hospital’s website, including their names, as well as their social insurance number (SIN) and other identifying…
Czechs Warn Hackers Are Preparing Cyber Attacks on Hospitals
Lenka Ponikelska reports: A campaign of serious hacker attacks on Czech hospitals is highly probable in the coming days, the country’s National Cyber and Information Security Agency said. The warning follows an attack last month at the Faculty Hospital in the second-largest Czech city of Brno, where officials were forced to evacuate patients. The threat…
RagnarLocker ransomware hits EDP energy giant, asks for €10M
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Attackers using the Ragnar Locker ransomware have encrypted the systems of Portuguese multinational energy giant Energias de Portugal (EDP) and are now asking for a 1580 BTC ransom ($10.9M or €9.9M). EDP Group is one of the largest European operators in the energy sector (gas and electricity) and the world’s 4th largest producer of wind…
Canadian passengers from virus-stricken Zaandam cruise ship hit by federal gov’t privacy breach
Sophia Harris reports: After enduring a cruise with a COVID-19 outbreak and four deaths, the 247 Canadian passengers who were aboard the Holland America Line ship, the MS Zaandam, face a new problem: a privacy breach by the federal government. […] In a detailed email Global Affairs Canada sent Canadian passengers during the Easter holiday…
Ransomware attacks lock 2 Manitoba law firms out of computer systems
Sean Kavanagh reports: Work at two Manitoba law firms is at a virtual standstill after cyber attacks left staff without access to their computer systems, locking out digital files, emails and data backups. Read more on CBC.ca.