Olivia Beavers reports: A renowned Russian hacker on Wednesday pleaded guilty in a U.S. District Court for his involvement in the Kelihos botnet, a global network of hijacked computers that he used to obtain users’ private or financial information. The Kelihos botnet harvested thousands of login credentials, spewed out a bulk of spam e-mails and…
Category: Non-U.S.
Canadian Town Pays Hackers Ransom in Bitcoin (BTC)
Kalina Tekelieva reports: The ransom that the Canadian town of Midland has paid to cyber criminals to have its servers unblocked was in the form of Bitcoin (BTC), media source Global News reported last week, quoting a local spokesperson. How much Midland has paid in cryptocurrency, however, was not specified. On September 1, the town in the…
Ca: Health care worker wins lawsuit for being wrongfully accused of accessing patient records
Lisa Joy reports: An east-central Alberta woman feels vindicated after winning a wrongful termination case against a medical centre society where she worked as a receptionist. The woman claimed she was terminated without just cause and publicly humiliated. Red Deer Judge Andreassen agreed and awarded her $25,600 in compensation. The Consort and District Medical Centre…
UK: Npower warns of breach that exposed personal details of 5,000 customers
Carly Page reports: Energy giant Npower has admitted that a security screw-up saw the personal details of some 5,000 customers shared via post. While there doesn’t appear to be a warning on the company’s website or social media channels, the BBC reports that Npower is “urgently investigating” the incident, which saw customers’ details shared in…
UK: Children’s centre lost paperwork and mixed-up records
Gareth Dunning reports: A failing children’s clinic that lost vital paper work and mixed up medical records told a watchdog that expectations of its services were ‘unrealistic’. Woodview Children’s Centre in Widnes has been issued with a Contract Performance Notice and resultant Action Plan after an investigation by Healthwatch Halton revealed major concerns. However, staff…
Karnataka’s famed land record database Bhoomi faces another security breach
Akshatha M reports: In a serious security breach of Karnataka’s famed land record database, 19 acres of government wasteland in Devanahalli were shifted to a private individual illegally last week. In Gobbaragunte village of Devanahalli taluk, around 40 km from Bengaluru, land value is very high. The incident has caused ripples in the revenue department. Land sharks are…