Swedish prosecutor says Russia’s GRU hacked Sweden’s sports body, WADA

Reuters reports: Swedish prosecutors said on Tuesday an investigation showed that Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency had carried out serious data secrecy breaches at Sweden’s sports confederation in 2017 and 2018 but it was nevertheless dropping… Continue reading Swedish prosecutor says Russia’s GRU hacked Sweden’s sports body, WADA

Education nonprofit Edraak ignored a student data leak for two months

Zack Whittaker reports: Edraak, an online education nonprofit, exposed the private information of thousands of students after uploading student data to an unprotected cloud storage server, apparently by mistake. The nonprofit, founded by Jordan’s Queen… Continue reading Education nonprofit Edraak ignored a student data leak for two months

A first in Canada: Class action over loss of personal information dismissed on the merits

Stéphane Pitre, Anne Merminod, Alexandra Hebert, Alexis Leray of BLG Law Firm write: On March 26, 2021, the Superior Court rendered a landmark judgment dealing with the loss of personal information, Lamoureux c. OCRCVM, 2021 QCCS 1093. Madam Justice Fl… Continue reading A first in Canada: Class action over loss of personal information dismissed on the merits

Life Sciences Industry Becomes Latest Arena in Hackers’ Digital Warfare

Kate Goodwin reports: A global pandemic has left life sciences companies with giant targets on their backs for cyberattacks. As of December, at least six pharmaceutical companies in the U.S., U.K. and South Korea working on COVID-19 treatments were tar… Continue reading Life Sciences Industry Becomes Latest Arena in Hackers’ Digital Warfare

Ca: Personal data of 50,000 N.S. health-care workers may have been compromised by Accellion breach

Reports concerning an incident involving Nova Scotia Health Employees’ Pension Plan (NSHEPP) in Canada are part of the  Accellion breach that has been in the news since January. NSHEPP has posted a number of notices and updates on their site. It … Continue reading Ca: Personal data of 50,000 N.S. health-care workers may have been compromised by Accellion breach

American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association hack impacted more than 161,000

The American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association, a non-profit organization in Virginia that provides insurance and benefits services to the military community, is notifying 161,621 individuals of a hacking incident. On January 29, AAFMAA became aware … Continue reading American Armed Forces Mutual Aid Association hack impacted more than 161,000