Mark Sutton has some follow-up commentary on the Careem breach reported on this site yesterday: Gregg Petersen of Veeam Software said that not alerting customers to the breach for so long “isn’t acceptable”, and that organisations need to work faster to maintain the trust of their customers. Jordanian cybersecurity expert Raed Nesheiwat also said that…
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UK: Former hospital worker prosecuted for inappropriately accessing patient records
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A former employee of a Milton Keynes hospital trust has been prosecuted for accessing patient records without authorisation. Michelle Harrison, of Milton Keynes, inappropriately accessed the records of 12 patients outside of her role as receptionist/general assistant in the Orthotics Department at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust between March…
Hong Kong Broadband Network announces new security measures after 380,000 customers’ info hacked
Sum Lok-kei reports: Hong Kong’s second-largest residential broadband provider will purge the data of 900,000 former customers, as well as reducing how long it holds information, after a hack last week compromised the data of hundreds of thousands of customers. Hong Kong Broadband Network (HKBN) announced the new security measures as CEO William Yeung Chu-kwong…
Prince Edward Island government website hit by ransomware attack
Ryan Ross reports: The P.E.I. government’s website appears to have been the victim of a ransomware attack. Visitors to some pages on the website this morning were met with a screen that said “Oops, your website have been encrypted!” The page warned that files on the website were encrypted and no longer accessible. Read more…
Ca: Halifax Excel program registration shut down because of ‘privacy breach’
Steve Silva reports: Halifax Regional Centre for Education (HRCE) has shut down registration for its Excel program due to a “privacy breach,” the organization tweeted Monday morning. “The issue has been contained. We are currently investigating. Will share more info as it becomes known,” read part of the tweet from the organization, which was formally the…
Dubai’s Careem admits to data breach of 14 million users
Khaleej Times reports: If you were a regular customer of ride-sharing service Careem, this piece of news might leave you worried. The Dubai-based company today acknowledged that a cyber attack on January 14, 2018 resulted in the theft of personal data of up to 14 million people in Middle East, North Africa, Pakistan and Turkey….