Ciara Phelan reports: A woman told of her shock after receiving two different medical files containing separate patients’ STI results and a mental health diagnosis. Rachel Healy, 38, from Co Cork, said she received a medical file via email on August 5 from Union Quay Medical Centre in Co Cork which was not hers. The file contained the…
Please stop hard-wiring AWS credentials in your code. Looking at you, uni COVID-19 track-and-test app makers
Thomas Claburn reports: Albion College has a plan for students to return safely to campus this fall amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. It involves being tracked by an app that, at least until a few days ago, appears to have been insecure. The Michigan institution announced its plan on July 28, which calls for testing coordinated by…
NSW Police Leak Private Information of Complainants
Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia writes: The NSW Police have leaked the emails of over 150 complainants who contacted them in order to raise concerns regarding officer’s use of force following the Sydney Black Lives Matter protest on Saturday, 6 June. […] It contained the original letter, with an additional page which contained text beginning “Please…
NY: RCSD reopening forum hacked on Zoom
As schools re-open, zoom-bombing continues to pose a threat. With districts planning to use virtual learning, you’d hope that they would have Zoom configured to prevent zoom-bombing that results in pornography or racist comments or other inappropriate content being disrupting programs. On Saturday, an urban New York school district found out it wasn’t adequately secured….
Town of Hollywood Park attempting to recover nearly $200,000 stolen in 2019 cyber theft
KSAT reports: On March 5, 2019 someone attempted to steal nearly half a million dollars from the sleepy San Antonio suburb of Hollywood Park. The thieves were likely international cyber-criminals, but 17-months later, no one has been arrested for the crime. With the help of the United States Secret Service, the town managed to recover…
NC: Lawsuit: ‘Alarming’ data breach at Coastal Prep Academy exposed sensitive personal data
Benjamin Schachtman reports: According to a letter sent to parents by Coastal Preparatory Academy and a lawsuit filed in Superior Court, a former employee obtained extremely sensitive personal information about parents and students, including social security numbers, health and financial information, and employment records. The charter school has filed several civil actions to recover passwords,…