Ian Adams reports: The Simcoe County District School Board has sent out another notice to parents of a potential privacy breach at Collingwood Collegiate Institute. On June 30, officials advised parents of a potential breach associated with a list of email addresses and phone numbers. Area 5 superintendent of education Jackie Kavanagh sent a letter…
Category: Non-U.S.
Health records not exposed by Medicare breach
Rachel Baxendale reports: The Australian Medical Association has expressed concern about the government’s ability to protect private information following claims Medicare numbers are being sold by criminals online. Australian Medical Association President Michael Gannon said he was worried the breach would undermine patient confidence in the new My Health Record system. Digital medical records are…
Agra police cracks international phishing case in record two days, recovers Rs 28 lakh
Ankit Misra posts: In a major international anti-cybercrime crackdown, the Agra police has recovered Rs 28 lakh from England-based hackers, an amount they looted by phishing a footwear exporter from the city. Working in collaboration with the British police, the Agra police achieved this breakthrough in a record two days’ time. Talking to India Today,…
KR: Fourth largest Bitcoin exchange, Bithumb, hacked for billions of Won
Luke Parker reports: The largest bitcoin and ether exchange in South Korea by volume, Bithumb, was recently hacked. Monetary losses from compromised accounts have started to surface, and are quickly reaching into the billions of won. […] Hackers succeeded in grabbing the personal information of 31,800 Bithumb website users, including their names, mobile phone numbers…
Hacker who identifies as Palestinian behind cyberattack on Israeli hospitals
Becca Noy reports: According to cyber security researchers at ESET, the cyberattack that hit two Israeli hospitals last week was conducted by a hacker who identifies as a Palestinian. It was also discovered that the computer virus that was used in the attack is a spy tool designed to extract information. The analysis conducted by the IT…
If you have health insurance anywhere, or are a Medicare patient in Australia, your data are up for sale on the darknet
Paul Farrell reports: A darknet trader is illegally selling the Medicare patient details of any Australian on request by “exploiting a vulnerability” in a government system, raising concerns that a health agency may be seriously compromised. An investigation by Guardian Australia can reveal that a darknet vendor on a popular auction site for illegal products…