Susmita Chaulagain reports: A Ugandan court on Wednesday charged nine senior officials from the Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development over their alleged involvement in corruption, electronic fraud, and money laundering in connection with a hacking incident that led to a financial loss of at least $21 million from the country’s central bank. The hacking occurred last year…
Stephen Brun reports: An employee of Summerside’s Prince County Hospital accessed the personal files of more than 100 patients without permission, Health P.E.I. says. In a news release Monday afternoon, the health agency said it discovered the breach of the provincial electronic record system last fall and has sent letters to the affected patients. It…
Bill Toulas reports: A global law enforcement operation targeting the Phobos ransomware gang has led to the arrest of four suspected hackers in Phuket, Thailand, and the seizure of 8Base’s dark web sites. The suspects are accused of conducting cyberattacks on over 1,000 victims worldwide. The arrested individuals, two men and two women, are Europeans…
Habib Mohammadi reports: A group of unidentified hackers has breached the Taliban’s databases, leaking documents from 21 ministries and government agencies, some of which appear to be classified, according to reports circulating online. The leaked files reportedly include documents from the Taliban-controlled ministries of finance, justice, foreign affairs, information and culture, telecommunications, and mining, as…
Connor Jones reports: NHS execs admit that last year’s cyberattack on hospitals in Wirral, northwest England, continues to “significantly” impact waiting times for cancer treatments, and suspect this will last for “months.” During the attack, which began on November 25 2024, the main clinical system was pulled offline and by December 5 the teams were…
SuspectFile reports: The healthcare sector continues to be a prime target for cybercriminal groups, with targeted attacks putting patient safety and medical information confidentiality at risk. The recent attack on Heart Centre, a network of cardiology clinics located in New South Wales, Australia, carried out by the DragonForce group, once again highlights the vulnerability of hospital IT…