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…
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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…
Medusa ransomware group starts leaking data from Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre; threatens to leak more
Ellen Whinnet reports: A ransomware gang is claiming to have breached a Sydney cancer hospital, and is threatening to release data unless payment is made. NSW Health confirmed it was aware of the threats made against the Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre at Westmead Hospital, and was investigating. The global ransomware gang Medusa posted on…
IT giant Bitmarck shuts down customer, internal systems after cyberattack
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: German IT services provider Bitmarck has shut down all of its customer and internal systems, including entire datacenters in some cases, following a cyberattack. The company, one of the largest service providers for German health insurers, said no customer, patient, or insured individuals’ data had been accessed in the security breach…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
CL: Saville Row attacked by BlackCat Saville Row, a Chilean clothing store, was added to BlackCat’s leak site on April 21. Sample files provided by the threat actors included internal Saville Row documents such as invoices and purchase orders. DataBreaches found no notice of any incident on the store’s website or social networks. They did…
TIC Hosting Solutions customer data leaked? What, if anything, happened there? (1)
DataBreaches has received a tip that TIC Hosting Solutions in Romania had a recent data breach affecting customer data. The tipster provided an .SQL database called “Galactic” as an example of data being leaked. The users table included usernames and email addresses, including one for “tichhosting.” This site was unable to reach TIC Hosting Solutions…