Asha Barbaschow reports: On late Friday, Amnesty International Australia sent an email to supporters informing them their data may be at risk due to “anomalous activity” detected in its IT environment. While the email went out very late in the day/week, it also went out a very long time after the activity was found. The email, sighted by Gizmodo…
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Waterloo Region District School Board retirees say they felt left in the dark after data compromised in cyberattack
Krista Simpson reports: This is part two of a two-part series. For a timeline of cyberattack and the wide-ranging impacts it had on Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) operations, read part one here. In the wake of a cyberattack at the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) this past summer, some of the people impacted…
Data breach could affect up to 100,000 patients at Queensway Carleton Hospital
Elizabeth Payne reports: Health and personal information, home addresses and OHIP numbers of up to 100,000 patients at Queensway Carleton Hospital have been affected by a major data breach involving an Ottawa-based third-party software provider. The hospital sent out public notices of the breach Friday and is contacting patients individually. It has also notified the…
The cyber police exposed an attacker in the sale of databases with personal data of citizens of Ukraine and the EU
Machine translation of a press release by the Ukrainian cyber police: The illegal activities of a 36-year-old resident of Netishyn were exposed by the employees of the Cyber Police Department together with the employees of the Svyatoshyn district prosecutor’s office. The man was an administrator of closed groups and channels in the Telegram messenger, where…
Another UK school hit by ransomware attack
John Leonard reports: A school in Wiltshire was hit by a ransomware attack last weekend. Hardenhuish School, a mixed secondary academy in Chippenham, sent texts to parents and guardians of its 1,623 pupils notifying them of the attack. “As far as we can tell at this point, no personal data has been compromised, although our…
Yellow Pages Canada confirms cyber attack as Black Basta leaks data
Update: On April 28, Yellow Pages issued a breach notification to employees affected by the breach. The notification reports that the types of information involved varied by individual and may have included name, email address, postal address, Social Insurance Number (where applicable), bank account information, emergency contact information, salary information, and date of birth. For…