Nathaniel Lash reports: The medical records of thousands of Philadelphians were not compromised, the city said, after The Inquirer notified the city’s Health Department of a data breach that attached positive hepatitis test results with intimate personal details. This finding comes after an investigation by the city’s Public Health Department and a team with the…
The Hacker Who Took Down a Country
Kit Chellel reports: The attack against Liberia began in October 2016. More than a half-million security cameras around the world tried to connect to a handful of servers used by Lonestar Cell MTN, a local mobile phone operator, and Lonestar’s network was overwhelmed. Internet access for its 1.5 million customers slowed to a crawl, then…
‘Russian pirate hacked 39 British universities’
Danny Fortson reports: A Russian internet pirate under investigation for potential ties to Russia’s intelligence services is alleged to have hacked the systems of 39 British universities. Alexandra Elbakyan is founder of Sci-Hub, a website that publishes millions of academic papers free that would otherwise be available only through subscriptions or one-off payments. Read more…
SG: Personal data of Ministry of Defence and Singapore Armed Forces were potentially affected by unrelated attacks on two vendors
Clara Chong reports that two unrelated incidents involving government vendors had put the data of Ministry of Defence and Singapore Armed Forces staff at risk. 2,400 Mindef and SAF leaked after ST Logistics phished: The data included the full names and NRIC numbers, and a combination of contact numbers, e-mail or residential addresses, Mindef said…
PA: Juniata College Provides Notice of Data Incident
If it takes from March 2019, when you first become aware that something might be going on, until November 2019 to notify individuals, is that unacceptably long? Juniata College is providing notice of a recent incident that may affect the privacy of some personal information. While we are unaware of any misuse of information, we…
RavnAir flights in Alaska canceled after cyber attack
Anchorage Daily News reports: At least a dozen RavnAir flights in Alaska were canceled Saturday following what the company described as “a malicious cyber attack” on its computer network. The cancelations affected around 260 passengers, said company spokeswoman Debbie Reinwand. The regional carrier, which flies routes across much of Alaska, canceled all flights involving its…