Kumiko Nakatatsuka reports: An employee who works for an Amagasaki city subcontractor lost USB storage devices containing residents’ personal information after drinking at a restaurant, the city government announced on June 23. The employee works for a company that was subcontracted by the Kansai regional branch of Biprogy Inc. in Osaka to pay pandemic relief subsidies…
Category: Of Note
Phishing gang behind several million euros worth of losses busted in Belgium and the Netherlands
A cross-border operation, supported by Europol and involving the Belgian Police (Police Fédérale/Federale Politie) and the Dutch Police (Politie), resulted in the dismantling of an organised crime group involved in phishing, fraud, scams and money laundering. The action day on 21 June 2022 led to: 9 arrests in the Netherlands 24 house searches in the Netherlands…
Vice Society claims responsibility for attack on one of Milan’s most important hospital systems
DataBreaches has never been to Milan but in researching this post, DataBreaches read the history of the Fatebenefratelli-Sacco Territorial Social Healthcare Company (ASST). Reading how it has evolved since the late 1800’s to serve the people of Milan makes it clear how vital this hospital system is to Milan and its people. On May 5, Asst…
Ex-Amazon Cloud Worker Convicted of Capital One Hack
Robert Burnson reports: A former Amazon Web Services worker was convicted of hacking into the company’s cloud servers to steal customer data and computer power that she used to mine cryptocurrency. Following a week-long trial in Seattle, Paige A. Thompson, 36, was found guilty of seven federal crimes, including wire fraud, which carries a prison sentence…
Quebec court approves $200.9M settlement against Desjardins over data breach
The Canadian Press reports: The Superior Court of Quebec has approved a nearly $200.9-million settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Desjardins over a data breach — the largest to date in the Canadian financial services sector. Siskinds Desmeules and Kugler Kandestin say everyone affected by the breach, regardless of where they live, will be eligible to claim….
Police Linked to Hacking Campaign to Frame Indian Activists
Andy Greenberg reports: Police forces around the world have increasingly used hacking tools to identify and track protesters, expose political dissidents’ secrets, and turn activists’ computers and phones into inescapable eavesdropping bugs. Now, new clues in a case in India connect law enforcement to a hacking campaign that used those tools to go an appalling step…