Alexander Martin reports: More than 11 months after a ransomware group published information from a U.K. pathology services company, the affected patients still have not been informed about what data of theirs was exposed in the incident, with material about sexually transmitted infections and cancer cases being included in the leaks. The data was compromised…
Category: Non-U.S.
Saskatoon children’s hospital nurse unlawfully snooped on records of 314 patients: privacy report
Brandon Harder provides this morning’s reminder of the insider threat: Without legal authority, a nurse who worked at Saskatoon’s Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital snooped on the private medical records of 314 patients, according to a recent report. The report, dated April 23 and signed by Saskatchewan Information and Privacy Commissioner Ronald J. Kruzeniski, states that…
Gov’t orders SKT to notify individual users whose data may have been breached
Korea JoongAng Daily reports: As customer complaints mount following a major hacking incident at SK Telecom, the government on Friday ordered the telecom giant to notify all users whose personal data may have been exposed and to provide immediate protection for vulnerable groups. The Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) convened an emergency meeting at 8…
Za: Cell C confirms data breach, warns users to remain vigilant
Nicola Mawson reports: Cell C, South Africa’s fourth largest mobile network operator, said on Wednesday morning that RansomHouse had unlawfully disclosed data after a security breach for which RansomHouse is claiming responsibility. The operator, with 7.7 million subscribers as of February, was attacked in early November 2024 and RansomHouse acquired 2TB of data, which has been corroborated…
Marks & Spencer breach linked to Scattered Spider ransomware attack
Lawrence Abrams reports that multiple sources inform them that the outages at UK retail giant Marks & Spencer are the result of a ransomware attack by the group known as “Scattered Spider.” Last Tuesday, M&S confirmed it suffered a cyberattack that caused widespread disruption, including to its contactless payment system and online ordering. Today, Sky News reported that the disruption continues,…
High Court rules landlord entitled to additional £6m indemnity from insurance broker after data breach
Matilda Battersby reports: A housing association’s broker has been found liable for “breach of duty” in a landmark High Court judgment. Watford Community Housing (WCH) brought a professional negligence claim against Arthur J Gallagher Insurance Brokers for failing to make “timely notifications” of a data breach to one of three of its insurers. Deputy High…