Servers of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) are still down as AIIMS works to recover from a ransomware attack. According to some sources, the attackers, who have not been named, had reportedly demanded about Rs 200 crore in cryptocurrency, but Delhi Police deny that AIIMS has reported receiving any such demand. Thirty…
DOD Releases Path to Cyber Security Through Zero Trust Architecture
News from U.S. DoD: The Defense Department on Tuesday released its Zero Trust Strategy and Roadmap, which spells out how it plans to move beyond traditional network security methods to achieve reduced network attack surfaces, enable risk management and effective data-sharing in partnership environments, and contain and remediate adversary activities over the next five years. “Zero…
Au: Significantly larger privacy breach fines pass Parliament
Denham Sadler reports: Companies now face a fine of $50 million for “serious or repeated” privacy breaches while the privacy watchdog will have stronger powers after legislation passed Parliament on Monday. The Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 passed both houses of Parliament with bipartisan support on Monday with a minor amendment, and will…
IN: Crown Point Community School Corp. students to return to school Tuesday
William Skipworth reports: Crown Point Community School Corp. students are set to return to class Tuesday morning after a network outage and fears over a potential cybersecurity breach closed district schools on Monday. The school district said its network may have been compromised during a network outage last week. In response to that, it sent…
Developing: Data purportedly from Kenosha Unified School District shows up on dark web
On October 22, DataBreaches reported that Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin had been added to Snatch Team’s leak site and then removed without explanation. The district had previously disclosed an incident in September. Snatch offered no proof pack and the quick removal of the listing left DataBreaches wondering if the district had decided to…
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission announces decision in Facebook “Data Scraping” Inquiry
Press release: The Data Protection Commission (DPC) has today announced the conclusion to an inquiry into Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (MPIL), data controller of the “Facebook” social media network, imposing a fine of €265 million and a range of corrective measures. The DPC commenced this inquiry on 14 April 2021, on foot of media reports…