Lee Han-Soo reports: The personal information leak at Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) two years ago was found to be the work of North Korean hackers. The National Police Agency’s National Office of Investigation has confirmed that a cyber attack orchestrated by North Korean hackers infiltrated the internal network of SNUH through seven domestic and…
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HK: Personal data, medical history of 100,000 OT&P Healthcare patients may have been compromised in cyberattack
Lars Hamer reports: The personal data and medical history of about 100,000 patients of a Hong Kong healthcare group could have been leaked because of a cyberattack last Thursday, the operator confirmed with the Post. OT&P Healthcare CEO Robin Green on Monday said the cyberattack took place within the clinic’s management and operating system. “That…
NL: Suspect arrested after data theft and threat
Dutch police have made another arrest involving an alleged hacker. It sounds like they identified and arrested this individual fairly quickly, which raises questions about whether this suspect had terrible OpSec or if the police had other sources of leads that enabled them to identify and arrest them. There is nothing in their release that…
Roskomnadzor’s structure was fined for improperly divulging employee information
Annabelle Custodio reports: The Main Radio Frequency Center under Roskomnadzor was fined for leaking employee data, according to the records in the Justice of the Peace file cabinet No. 456. A notice regarding the judgment “on the imposition of a administrative penalty” appeared in the file cabinet on May 2, but the substance of the…
Kabarak University ICT Manager suspended after uni’s Facebook account was hijacked
Charles Ouma reports: Kabarak University has announced the way forward after its Facebook account was seized by a group of cyber criminals that has been using the same to spread malicious and misleading images and content that contravenes the institution’s Christian values. A statement released by the university’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Henry Kiplangat assured all…
NHS launches probe after five-year-old takes records of 150 patients to school to use as ‘drawing paper’
Shaun Wooller reports: The NHS has launched a probe after a pupil took printed records containing details of 150 patients to school to use as drawing paper. Bedfordshire Hospitals Foundation Trust confirmed it is investigating how the child got hold of the personal documents. However, it refused to say if any of the pupil’s relatives worked for…