Danielle Correa reports: More than 13,000 email addresses have been hacked through Edinburgh City Council’s computer system. Aside from email addresses, no other personal information was accessed or stolen during the assault. The local authority said in an email to people who have an online account with the council that the attacker invaded the security…
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Hacking Team claims terrorists can now use its tools
Jeremy Kirk reports: Hacking Team has warned that a devastating data breach it suffered will allow its spying tools to be used by criminals and terrorists. The Milan-based security company, which develops surveillance tools for mostly government clients, saw more than 400GB of internal data released on Sunday, including emails, clients lists, financial information and…
Govt. prosecutes health workers for snooping into Rob Ford’s medical records
Olivia Carville reports: Three hospital workers have been charged under Ontario’s health privacy law for snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s medical records after he was diagnosed with cancer. If convicted, this will be the first time in Ontario’s history that an individual has been successfully prosecuted under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)…
IE: More than 100 breaches of HSE patient data in past year
Darragh McDonagh and Brian McDonald report: More than 100 data protection breaches involving sensitive personal information held by the Health Service Executive (HSE) occurred over the past year, internal documents indicate. Details of the incidents, which occurred between April 1st, 2014 and April 1st, 2015, have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. Read…
Islamic State supporters hack website of Syria rights watchdog
Sylvia Westall reports: Purported supporters of the hardline Islamic State group hacked the website of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog on Wednesday and threatened its Syrian director who has documented abuses on all sides of Syria’s war. The Britain-based Observatory, which tracks the conflict using sources on the ground, took down its website…
UK online banking users hit with Dyre malware phishing attacks
Jason Murdock reports: Online banking customers in the UK are being warned of a major phishing campaign using a notorious piece of malware designed to steal financial data. Customers of Barclays, Santander and Lloyds TSB are being targeted by the trojan malware known as Dyre. Nearly 20,000 malicious emails have been sent in the last…