A Swiss firm that manufactures sun protection window treatments such as blinds, shutters, and awnings has fallen prey to a ransomware attack. Stefan Borkert reports that Griesser AG is currently only reachable by phone and email. (translation): One or more unknown perpetrators attacked the servers of Aadorfer Griesser AG in Switzerland with ransomware, a so-called…
Software developer charged with damaging the computer system of a Cleveland company
Acting U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Cleveland has returned an indictment charging Davis Lu, 51, of Houston, Texas, with one count of damaging protected computers. The Defendant is accused of using his position as a software developer to execute malicious code on his employer’s computer servers. The…
Ca: Data Breach Class Actions: Canadian Courts Taking a Harder Look
Brent J. Arnold and Alexanda Psellas of Gowling WLG write: The recent Ontario decision in Karasik v. Yahoo! Inc.,[1] suggests that while many plaintiffs’ lawyers anticipated a future of massive payouts for data breach class actions in Canada, recent court decisions predict a different course. The beginning of what may be an emerging consensus across provinces and…
IT: Threat actors attack ATC website, demand ransom
Alessia Gaglianese reports (translation): The Turin Territorial Housing Agency (ATC) website has been hacked. The criminals demanded a ransom of $ 700,000. It was the agency’s IT technicians who discovered that something was wrong with the telematic system. According to the first reconstructions, these are professional foreign hackers. Read more: sicurezza.net According to its web…
NY: Montefiore Medical Center discloses fourth insider-wrongdoing breach in seven months
Montefiore Medical Center in New York is notifying patients of yet another insider-wrongdoing breach. Read their press release below and then the comments after it. April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today, Montefiore Medical Center is notifying some patients about a security breach involving information illegally accessed by a former employee. Categories of personal information accessed varied…
Singapore public servant, another woman to be charged over COVID-19 data leak
Yahoo! reports: A female civil servant and another woman, both 36, will be charged on Wednesday (14 April) over alleged leaks of the daily updates of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Singapore prior to their official release, the police said on Tuesday (13 April). The public servant will be charged under the Official Secrets Act (OSA)…