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South Australian gov issues breach notice to hacked payroll provider

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Dissent

Justin Hendry reports: Payroll software provider Frontier Systems has been issued with a breach of contract notice over a ransomware attack that saw the personal details of 80,000 South Australian public servants stolen. Department of Treasury and Finance chief David Reynolds revealed the the action after it emerged government data had been stolen directly from…

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Polish DPA imposes a fine on Warsaw University of Technology for not complying with its obligation

Posted on January 15, 2022 by Dissent

Background information Date of final decision: 9 December 2021 National case Controller: Warsaw University of Technology Legal Reference: Principles (Art. 5(1)(f), Art. 5(2)), Data protection by design and by default (Art. 25(1)), Security of processing (Art. 32(1), Art. 32(2)) Decision: infringement of GDPR, fine issued Key words: principles, processing, security, data protection   Summary of…

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FSB arrests REvil ransomware gang members

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) said today that it has raided and shut down the operations of the REvil ransomware gang. Raids were conducted today at 25 residents owned by 14 members suspected to be part of the REvil team across Moscow, St. Petersburg, Leningrad, and the Lipetsk regions. Authorities said…

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Accellion reaches $8.1 mln settlement to resolve data breach litigation

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dissent

Sara Merken reports:  Accellion Inc has reached an $8.1 million deal with a proposed nationwide class to end litigation over a breach of its legacy file transfer product, a platform that allowed companies to securely share large or sensitive files, according to settlement papers filed in California federal court. The Palo Alto-based tech company faced…

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Breach of the Protection and Accountability Obligations by Nature Society (Singapore) 14 Jan 2022

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Dissent

A financial penalty of $14,000 was imposed on Nature Society (Singapore) for breaches of the PDPA. First, the organisation failed to put in place reasonable measures to protect personal data on its website database. Second, it did not appoint a data protection officer. Lastly, it did not have written policies and practices necessary to comply…

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Ransomware gang behind attacks on 50 companies arrested in Ukraine

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Dissent

Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ukrainian authorities have detained five members part of a ransomware gang that carried out attacks against more than 50 companies across Europe and the Americas. The arrests, which took place earlier this week, targeted the group’s leader, a 36-year-old Kyiv resident, his wife, and three acquaintances. Officials said the group hacked into…

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