Ben Fishwick reports: The University of Portsmouth has closed its campus due to ‘technical disruption’ to its IT network in what is believed to be a ransomware attack. The institution’s buildings are closed until April 19. Students are currently on an Easter break. Read more on The News. A notice on the university’s web site…
UK: Social worker shared confidential details of someone in care on Facebook
Robert Harries reports: A social worker from Carmarthenshire has admitted sharing information on Facebook that revealed confidential details about someone receiving care, a Social Care Wales hearing has heard. Sharon Rosemary Williams also rolled a cannabis joint in a video posted online when she was employed by Carmarthenshire Council. Miss Williams, who had been registered as a…
Ca: Privacy breach at RDRHC Diagnostic Imaging department
rdnewsNOW reports: An internal investigation by Alberta Health Services (AHS) has revealed 3,224 patients had their electronic health records accessed improperly over a two-year period at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) by two clerical employees in the Diagnostic Imaging (DI) department. The AHS investigation concluded that one DI employee had improperly accessed the patient…
Welcome to DataBreaches.net, Chum1ng0!
Regular readers will have already noticed that many of the recent non-American breach stories have been contributed by @Chum1ng0. I’m thrilled to say that he is now getting even more involved in submitting news items to this site. @Chum1ng0 is from Chile and is passionate about cybersecurity and following the news on cybersecurity. I don’t…
BE: The city of Floreffe victim of a cyberattack
RTBF reports (translation): This weekend, hackers managed to render data on local servers unusable. In a statement, Albert Mabille, the mayor of Floreffe, said: On Saturday we noticed that there was a problem and then we filed a complaint directly with the police. We also requested the support of specialized services. They have not been stolen…
Update on Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority ransomware incident
As reported previously, on February 10, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority became a victim of the DoppelPaymer ransomware operators. SuspectFile had noted that the threat actors were already dumping data less than two weeks later. Counsel to CMHA recently notified the Maine Attorney General’s office that a total of 189,008 people were impacted by the attack….