Jonathan Killick reports: The Privacy Commissioner is “frustrated” to have learnt about a “serious” privacy breach through the media, relating to the email addresses of 147 firearms owners being spilled. In July, it was reported that the email addresses of licence holders were to sent to each other after a list of addresses was pasted in the…
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PHI Database: Portal for Health Informatics – IIIT Delhi shared on Cyber Crime Forum
Seen on CloudSEK: CloudSEK’s contextual AI digital risk platform XVigil has discovered a post on an English speaking cybercrime forum, sharing a database of PHI-IIIT Delhi for Forum credits. A total of 82 Databases were compromised and leaked data. Read more at CloudSEK.
Gallivan notifies University of Guelph students of Fortra breach 4 months later
Daniel Caudle reports: The provider of health, dental, and wellness benefits at the University of Guelph (U of G) has begun notifying students of a data breach which included access to personal information. A post on the Central Student Association’s website says Gallivan, the provider of those plans, began sending notifications via email this week. CTV News…
CardioComm, a provider of ECG monitoring devices, confirms cyberattack downed its services
Carly Page reports: CardioComm Solutions, a Canadian provider of consumer and professional-grade heart monitoring technologies, has been downed by an ongoing cybersecurity incident. The Toronto-based organization said on Tuesday that its business operations will be “impacted for several days and potentially longer” following a “cybersecurity incident on the Company’s servers.” At the time of writing,…
Leaking Someone’s Personal Data Will Cost You Up to $2 Million in Pakistan
ProPK reports: A fine which may extend to $2 million or an equivalent amount in Pakistani rupees would be levied on those who process or cause to be processed, disseminate, or disclose personal data in violation of any of the provisions of the “Personal Data Protection Bill, 2023”. The Ministry of Information, Technology and Telecommunication…
Major Malaysian water utilities company hit by hackers; Ranhill offline; hackers claim databases and backups deleted
After a period of quiet, DESORDEN Group has re-emerged as a threat to Malaysian entities, and now, it seems, to providing drinkable water to Johor (see this post from 2021 for an overview of Ranhill Utilities Berhad in the environment sector and the role of AquaSmart). In a statement sent to DataBreaches this morning, DESORDEN writes:…