Lisa Vaas reports: A U.S. lawmaker has introduced a bill – the Ransomware and Financial Stability Act (H.R.5936) (PDF) – that would make it illegal for financial firms to pay ransoms over $100,000 without first getting the government’s permission. The legislation was introduced on Wednesday by the top Republican on the House Financial Services Committee, North Carolina…
Transavia airline fined for weak security practices that led to data breach
Catalin Cimpanu reports: The Dutch Data Protection Agency has levied a €400,000 ($455,000) fine today against Transavia, a Dutch airline that operates low-cost routes across Europe, for a security breach that allowed a hacker to steal the personal details of more than 83,000 passengers. The fine pertains to a security breach that Transavia publicly disclosed in February…
Russians Who Bought Fake Vaccine Certificates Targeted in Data Leak – Kommersant
The Moscow Times reports: A database of Russians who purchased fake coronavirus vaccine certificates has leaked online, the Kommersant business daily reported Friday, with experts warning that the buyers are now at risk of both blackmail and jail time. With vaccine skepticism rampant, many Russians have turned to the black market to purchase counterfeit QR code passes that…
Mom says her 11-year-old son hacked into his school’s virtual system and shut down classes
That feeling when you are told your child is some kind of evil genius/master criminal who has been sabotaging the school district’s network for months…. Jeroslyn Johnson reports: A mom recently went viral on TikTok after finally revealing all the trouble her 11-year-old son has been in due to his amazing tech skills. TikTok user @VictoriaPrettyMuch took to TikTok…
Threat actors add Johnson Memorial Health to dark web leak site
Johnson Memorial Health in Indiana was the victim of a ransomware incident in early October that was quickly reported in the press: The hackers gained access to the hospital’s network at 10:31 p.m. Friday and installed ransomware by 10:33 p.m. The hospital’s IT team discovered the attack within about 15 minutes and immediately shut down…
Manitoba sued over privacy breach involving 9,000 children
Dean Pritchard reports an update to a previously disclosed breach: A class-action lawsuit will proceed against the province after confidential information about nearly 9,000 children with disabilities was mistakenly sent to agencies that provide services to them and community advocates. An email notice was delivered to potential claimants this week notifying them about the class…