Personal information of 16,000 individuals leaked from Seoul National University Hospital

Jung Si-Nae reports: Patient records of around 16,000 individuals were partially leaked from Seoul National University Hospital due to a clerical error. The hospital announced the data breach on its website on Thursday. A staff member mistakenly entere… Continue reading Personal information of 16,000 individuals leaked from Seoul National University Hospital

Chilling Effects: NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution

Kate Green reports: A Wellington GP clinic has stopped uploading consultation notes to patient portal MyIndici as an extra layer of protection for patients’ data. MyIndici said it hasn’t been compromised, but there have been two high-profil… Continue reading Chilling Effects: NZ GP stops uploading patient notes to MyIndici as a precaution

The “Internet YIFF Machine” leaks millions of “anonymous” tips to DDoSecrets

Mikael Thalen reports: A California resident had an urgent message for the police. A family tied to Mexico’s notorious Sinaloa drug cartel was trafficking hundreds of pounds of marijuana at a time, and the tipster knew how the police could appreh… Continue reading The “Internet YIFF Machine” leaks millions of “anonymous” tips to DDoSecrets

Ransomware incident responder gave info to BlackCat cybercriminals during negotiations, DOJ alleges

It’s not like threat actors weren’t telling some of us about rogue negotiators. They were. Now I wonder how many other journalists also disbelieved the threat actors when they were telling the truth.  Jonathan Greig reports: The Justice Dep… Continue reading Ransomware incident responder gave info to BlackCat cybercriminals during negotiations, DOJ alleges

The Broken Records: tracing the human cost of the 2022 British MoD leak

Harvey Depledge-Kittle writes: In February 2022, a Ministry of Defence data breach exposed sensitive personal information relating to approximately 18,700 Afghan nationals who had assisted UK forces and applied for protection. The breach was not public… Continue reading The Broken Records: tracing the human cost of the 2022 British MoD leak

Telus Digital confirms breach after ShinyHunters claims 1 petabyte data theft

Lawrence Abrams reports: Canadian business process outsourcing giant Telus Digital has confirmed it suffered a security incident after threat actors claimed to have stolen nearly 1 petabyte of data from the company in a multi-month breach. Telus Digita… Continue reading Telus Digital confirms breach after ShinyHunters claims 1 petabyte data theft