From a notification filed on behalf of Donaldson Company, Inc.: On March 24, 2017, a Donaldson employee’s company-issued, user ID and password-protected laptop was stolen from the employee’s vehicle while it was located off Donaldson’s premises. On March 29, 2017, Donaldson discovered that the laptop contained, in electronic form, certain Donaldson employees’ personal information, specifically…
Great news Australia: We’ve had our first metadata breach
Claire Reilly and Luke Lancaster report: Chalk this one up for the security record books under the chapter titled, “We told you so.” Australia has its first (reported) metadata breach. And it came at the hands of an Australian Federal Police officer. The AFP today revealed one of its officers “illegally” accessed the metadata of…
Sg: National University of Singapore educates students on protecting their information
Channel NewsAsia reports: The National University of Singapore (NUS) has to put in place an e-training module for all its students on personal data protection, after it emerged that the personal particulars of 143 student volunteers were breached in 2016. In a press statement on Friday (Apr 28), an NUS spokesperson said a URL link…
TheDarkOverlord leaks upcoming episode of Orange is the New Black after Netflix doesn’t pay extortion demand (Updated)
After a two-month hiatus, and with pixels to spare, TheDarkOverlord let it be known today that they are still hacking and attempting to extort their victims: And so let it be read that the loathsome giants do too fall. Hello Netflix, we’ve arrived: https://t.co/Fmb1gsZf4a — thedarkoverlord (@tdohack3r) April 28, 2017 “And so let it be read that the…
Greenway Health Reports Ransomware Attack (Updated)
From Greenway Health: TAMPA, April 24–An apparent criminal cyber attack that has affected a limited portion of its customers was reported today by Greenway Health to its affected customers, the company says. The incident involves “ransomware,” in which the attackers freeze access to data and offer to restore it in exchange for a ransom payment….
TN: School board sued by employees over W-2 breach
Tipton County Schools was one of the first districts to reveal that an employee had fallen for a W-2 phishing scheme this year. Now the district is being sued by its employees, it seems. Courthouse News reports: Employees of a rural Tennessee county’s school system claim in a $19 million federal class-action lawsuit that their…