Catalin Cimpanu reports: Ransomware gangs have silently hit three US water and wastewater treatment facilities this year, in 2021, the US government said in a joint cybersecurity advisory published today by the FBI, NSA, CISA, and the EPA. The attacks —which had been previously unreported— took place in March, July, and August and hit facilities in Nevada,…
3D printing site Thingiverse suffers major user data breach
Mayank Sharma reports: About 228,000 users of popular 3D printing platform Thingiverse have reportedly had their authentication details stolen and published on the dark web. The news of the leak doesn’t come from Thingiverse itself, but rather from Have I Been Pwned (HIBP), which got hold of the leaked details of the compromised accounts after receiving a tip…
Recent decisions by the Singapore Data Protection
Two recent decisions by the Singapore PDPC. Breach of the Protection Obligation by ChampionTutor 14 Oct 2021 A financial penalty of $10,000 was imposed on ChampionTutor for failing to put in place reasonable security arrangements to protect personal data in its possession. The incident resulted in the personal data being exposed. The PDPC became aware…
Convicted SUNY Plattsburgh hacker’s sentencing adjourned, counsel seeks expert services
Fernando Alba of The Press-Republican reports: Convicted hacker and SUNY Plattsburgh alumnus Michael P. Fish’s sentencing has been adjourned again Thursday. Fish’s attorney asked for a 60-day extension to complete court approved expert witness services requested in August, according to court documents. Fish pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft, computer intrusion and child pornography possession…
Australia to tackle ransomware data breaches by deleting stolen files
Bill Toulas reports: Australia’s Minister for Home Affairs has announced the “Australian Government’s Ransomware Action Plan,” which is a set of new measures the country will adopt in an attempt to tackle the rising threat. […] To further strengthen the ability to conduct investigations and disrupt ransomware attacks, the government is looking to establish new…
IL: Potential data leak causes confusion for Belvidere School District parents
13WREX reports: A data error has caused confusion in the Belvidere School District. On Wednesday, the school district sent out an email to parents saying there was an issue involving data surrounding the saliva based COVID-19. The school district said Wednesday night while the University of Illinois SHIELD staff were preparing data files for the…