GETTR, a social media platform similar to Twitter but frequented by people who don’t feel welcome on Twitter, officially launched on July 4th, 2021. It may be hard to remember what came first — the official launch of the platform run by former President Trump’s ex-spokesman Jason Miller or its first data breach, which was…
Envision Credit Union ‘taking all appropriate steps’ after possible cyber attack
TaMaryn Waters reports: Envision Credit Union may have been the latest victim of an apparent ransomware attack, a malicious software that disrupts computer systems until demands are met. Initial signs of a potential attack surfaced this week on social media and indicated the LockBit 2.0 ransomware group threatened to publish stolen data on Aug. 30, according to…
Quebec could make changes to vaccination passport after flaws in system exposed
CBC News reports: When Louis heard the province’s digital transformation minister say on Tuesday that quick response (QR) codes “cannot be falsified, modified or copied,” he took it as a challenge. “There’s always a flaw,” he said. “It’s just a matter of being patient enough to find it.” […] within six hours, Louis said he…
Ex-employee, staff booked for data theft from Ghaziabad firm
The Times of India reports: GHAZIABAD: Two people have been booked by Ghaziabad police for allegedly stealing data from a cosmetics company. The accused have also demanded Rs 1 crore from the owner of the company in return of the data. The accused have been identified as Gaurav Kumar and Sun ii Kumar. Manoj Garg,…
New York State Comptroller DiNapoli Releases More School District Audits
Comptroller DiNapoli released more school district audits this week. As this site has done in the past, we are listing the ones that deal with information technology. The summaries are below; the links take you to the fuller reports, but as as always: (1) the results are not good (to put it as diplomatically as…
Cook County circuit clerk’s website may not be fully functional for a ‘few weeks’
Stefano Esposito reports: If you were hoping to look up a case on the clerk of the circuit court of Cook County’s website, you may be out of luck for a few weeks. The website has been down since Aug. 13 after a breach that directed users to an NFL-related website, court staff said. “The…