BBC reports: The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of people known to…
AU: Aged care operator’s resident data stolen and dumped in ransomware attack
Speaking of ransomware attacks in Australia, Emma Koehn reports: ASX-listed aged care operator Regis has been hit by an international cyber attack that has led to the release of sensitive personal data, adding to the woes of the company which is battling a coronavirus outbreak at one of its Melbourne centres. The $400 million operator…
More data breaches from ransomware attacks in Australia
Aaron Tan reports: Ransomware attacks were one of the top causes of data breaches in Australia during the first half of this year, according to the latest statistics report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). According to the report, the number of data breaches caused by ransomware rose from 13 in the previous…
Ca: Ransomware attack on MSP failed, but attackers exfiltrated some data — Pivot Technology Solutions
Canadian managed service provider Pivot Technology Solutions was the victim of a ransomware attack in June. The good news is that the ransomware did not encrypt their systems. The bad news is that the attack resulted in some data of U.S. employees and consultants being exfiltrated. So far, I haven’t found any statement as to…
TX: Sheldon ISD notifies current and former staff and students of network breach (UPDATED)
Sheldon ISD in Houston, Texas posted a notification on July 24 concerning a cyberattack: Sheldon Independent School District (“Sheldon” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy and confidentiality of its students. This commitment extends to notifying our former students if we believe the security or privacy of their information may have been compromised. Sheldon…
Author of FastPOS malware revealed, pleads guilty
Catalin Cimpanu reports: A 30-year-old Moldovan man pleaded guilty on Friday for creating FastPOS, a strain of malware designed to infect computers processing payment card data from Point-of-Sale (POS) systems. Valerian Chiochiu, known in the hacking world as “Onassis” (after the Greek shipping magnate who married Jacqueline Kennedy), was part of the Infraud criminal organization….