Hong Kong private hospital given 4 weeks to submit report over US$10 million ransomware attack

Cannix Yau reports: Hong Kong health authorities have told a private hospital it has four weeks to submit a detailed report after it was hit by a malicious cyberattack and refused to pay a US$10 million ransom. The Department of Health said on Saturday… Continue reading Hong Kong private hospital given 4 weeks to submit report over US$10 million ransomware attack

NIS2 implementation enters the final stretch – six months to deadline

Mark Young, Paul Maynard, and Aleksander Aleksiev of Covington and Burling write: In six months’ time, on 17 October 2024, Member State laws that transpose the EU’s revised Network and Information Systems Directive (“NIS2”) will start to apply.  As des… Continue reading NIS2 implementation enters the final stretch – six months to deadline

Ie: Authorities investigating ransomware attack on charity that works with vulnerable children

The Journal reports: A police investigation has been launched after a charity that works with vulnerable children suffered a data breach in a ransomware attack. Extern, a cross-border social justice charity with offices in Belfast and Co Kildare, has c… Continue reading Ie: Authorities investigating ransomware attack on charity that works with vulnerable children

Ca: Hacked hospitals sending 326K letters to patients in Windsor, elsewhere

Taylor Campbell reports: Hundreds of thousands of patients, including many in Windsor-Essex, whose personal information was posted to the dark web following a cyberattack last fall will soon receive letters from impacted hospitals. “One patient is clea… Continue reading Ca: Hacked hospitals sending 326K letters to patients in Windsor, elsewhere

Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years

Jagmeet Singh reports: The Indian government has finally resolved a years-long cybersecurity issue that exposed reams of sensitive data about its citizens. A security researcher exclusively told TechCrunch he found at least hundreds of documents contai… Continue reading Indian government’s cloud spilled citizens’ personal data online for years

Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny

Sean Lyngaas and Darya Tarasova report:  Within hours of opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s death in February in a Russian prison, a group of anti-Kremlin hackers went looking for revenge. Using their access to a computer network tied to Russia’s priso… Continue reading Hackers stole Russian prisoner database to avenge death of Navalny

Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended

EFE reports: An investigation has revealed that personal information of more than 2.7 million Pakistanis has been “stolen” from the records of a government-run body that regulates the database of citizens. A government official said on Wednesday that a… Continue reading Personal data of 2.7 million Pakistanis ‘stolen’ from government records; some NADRA staffers and officials suspended

Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa

Jan Vermeulen reports: The Information Regulator has slapped credit bureau TransUnion with an enforcement notice following a data breach on 18 March 2022. N4ugthySecTU, the group that claimed responsibility for the attack, alleged that they exfiltrated… Continue reading Major credit bureau slapped with enforcement notice for data breach in South Africa