Jan Shepel reports: Milk distribution was in disarray in Wisconsin this week as one of the state’s larger milk processors, Schreiber Foods, was victimized by hackers demanding a rumored $2.5 million ransom to unlock their computer systems. The cyberattack on the dairy processor came just as the New York Times published a front-page article headlined…
Warwick Valley Dispatch social media platform breached
The Warwick Valley Dispatch has a brief notice on their web site: On October 17, 2021; Warwick Valley Dispatch became aware of suspicious and unauthorized activity and discovered a breach in our social media platforms. The breach did not expose any sensitive data to potential risk, and no highly sensitive, personal information has been compromised…
Nz: ACC ‘has work to do’ to regain trust after privacy breach – Govt
The need for appropriate access controls to sensitive information is an issue everywhere. ACC is New Zealanders’ government-provided insurance coverage for many personal injury claims. As such, the employees have access to files with personal and often sensitive information. 1News reports: ACC “has work to do” to regain Kiwis’ trust that their private information is…
Cyber-attack hits UK internet phone providers
BBC reports: An “unprecedented” and co-ordinated cyber-attack has struck multiple UK-based providers of voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to an industry body. Industry body Comms Council UK said several of its members had been targeted by distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in recent weeks. “An overall threat has been made to the…
UK: Thousands of human error data breaches at Hampshire County Council
Timothy Edgley reports: Hampshire County Council has been ranked as the worst county authority in the country for human error data breaches. New research from VPNOverview, which carries out extensive research on VPNs, online privacy, security and internet freedom, has shown that Hampshire County Council has recorded thousands of human error data breaches in the…
NJ: Pinelands Regional School District Investigates Data Breach
Stephanie Faughnan reports: The Pinelands Regional School District acknowledged last week their investigation of a data breach that included information about personnel and students. In mid-March of this year, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Melissa McCooley received notification from the wife former board president Thomas “Tommy” Williams that her husband would be undergoing an emergency procedure….