Patrick Howell O’Neill reports: A hacker who claims to be an angry and recently expelled student at London’s University of Greenwich allegedly decided to take revenge by hacking the school’s website, defacing it, and exposing the private credentials for over 21,000 people involved with the school. “So due to my elite skills and e-fame, you…
Dell Official Website Subdomains Hacked By Kurdish Hackers
TapScape reports: A Kurdish hacker codenamed “MuhmadEmad” from the hacktivist group “KurdLinux_Team” have managed to gain unauthorized access to Dell’s official website subdomains and leaving them defaced. At the time of publishing this news article, the website remained hacked. Read more on TapScape.
Insurance agents in Virginia may have had personal data stolen
Kimberley Pierceall reports: If you sold insurance in Virginia but your license lapsed or expired between 1979 and 2004, a state agency suspects your personal information may have been stolen. Virginia’s State Corporation Commission says a former contractor for the agency may have copied insurance agent files that included names, Social Security numbers or driver’s…
Karnataka Police website hacked
Express News Service reports: The official website of the Karnataka State Police (www.ksp.gov.in) was hacked Friday morning by a miscreant, who operated under the pseudonym of Faisal 1337 from Team Pak Cyber Attackers. The website was restored shortly afterwards. Read more on the Indian Express.
Ca: Patient privacy breached at Credit Valley Hospital after health records ‘improperly accessed’
Louie Rosella reports: Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner is investigating a privacy breach at Credit Valley Hospital after the personal health records of five patients were “improperly accessed” by an employee at a nearby medical building. One of the complainants, who asked not to be identified, said the hospital sent her and her husband a letter after…
Two more medical groups notifying patients of Bizmatics security incident
Unbelievable. Entities are still first notifying patients of the Bizmatics, Inc. breach. The North Ottawa Community Health System says it is erring on the side of caution following notification that the third-party electronic medical record company it uses for primary care patients might have had its computer servers breached. NOCHS spokeswoman Jen VanSkiver said the…