Iran Intl reports: Anonymous hackers are selling 160 million customer information records cobbled together from 23 Iranian insurance companies for approximately $75,000. The Iranian Leakage Tracking System (Leakfa) has confirmed the validity of the hackers’ claim, stating that the information was obtained through a breach of the Expert Information Technologists (Fanavaran) company infrastructure. The information offered for…
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Abdali Hospital Cyberattack: Hackers Demand 10 BTC Ransom After Breach
Samiksha Jain reports: The hackers, who go by the name Rhysida, posted a cryptic message that read, “6 days 23:46:53.” This ominous countdown suggests a looming threat, possibly indicating the time remaining for potential buyers to bid on exclusive and sensitive data. The hackers, known for their brazen tactics, are offering the data for sale at…
Au: St Vincent’s unable to confirm if medical records stolen
Jess Malcolm and Greg Brown report: One of Australia’s largest health networks that was the target of a cyber security breach has no idea whether hackers stole private medical data almost a week after the attack. St Vincent’s hospital on Monday confirmed it did not know whether sensitive health records had been taken, sparking concern the…
St Vincent’s Health falls victim to cyberattack
David Swan reports: St Vincent’s Health says it has sustained a cyberattack and hackers have stolen data from its network, with the hospital and aged care provider urgently investigating the incident. St Vincent’s, which is the nation’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider, said it discovered the attack on Tuesday and an investigation into…
Online platform Carousell violated Hong Kong privacy laws, watchdog finds, after data of over 320,000 locals leaked
Harvey Kong reports: Popular online marketplace Carousell violated Hong Kong’s privacy laws, a watchdog said on Thursday, following the discovery of the personal data of more than 320,000 local users available for sale on the dark web. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data announced the findings from its investigation into the leak,…
Court of Justice of the European Union Rules That Fear May Constitute Damage Under the GDPR
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On December 14, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued its judgment in the case of VB v. Natsionalna agentsia za prihodite (C‑340/21), in which it clarified, among other things, the concept of non-material damage under Article 82 of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and the rules…