We can confirm that personal details were inappropriately shared to a pupil-based audience at one of our secondary schools on Monday (16 Dec). This is unacceptable and should not have happened under any circumstances. We apologise for the obvious upset and concern this has caused, particularly to those young people whose details were shown. Enquiries…
Marietta utility customer data found on dark web after Click2Gov security breach
Ross Williams reports that about 8,800 Marietta, Georgia utility customers may have had their credit card info compromised by the kind of Click2Gov breach we’ve been hearing about since this summer. As in some other reports, their data — or data that is likely to come from this incident — has already been found on…
Consulting Firm Accidentally Doxxed Thousands of Employees at America’s Top Defense Contractor
Lachlan Markay reports: A prominent Washington, D.C.-area consulting firm inadvertently published the names, phone numbers, home addresses, and email addresses of thousands of employees of America’s top aerospace and defense contractor. Publicly available files maintained by the digital consultancy IMGE included extensive personal information on more than 6,000 Boeing employees, from senior executives to program…
CA: Hackers cripple city of Galt computer systems in ransomware attack
Matthew Nuttle and Kurt Rivera report: Hackers have crippled key computer systems for the city of Galt in pursuit of a ransom payment, city officials announced Tuesday. Officials said they first learned of the ransomware attack early Monday morning when computer systems started to fail. The full extent of the attack is not yet known, but officials…
Ca: SHA expects all staff will have standardized privacy training by end of March 2021
Thia James reports: The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is working to ensure all staff have standardized privacy training by the end of March 2021, and that more than half have been trained since the process began last fall. The health authority’s privacy protections most recently came under scrutiny in a Dec. 6 report written…
‘Incredibly sensitive’ data is open to cyberattack at Mass. tax-collection agency, audit report says
Colin A. Young reports: The state auditor has determined that the Department of Revenue has not done enough to defend sensitive taxpayer data like Social Security numbers and payment histories from cyberattacks, and the agency is working to bolster its strategic planning and training. The audit did not unearth new instances in which sensitive data…