Category Archives: Subcontractor

Ca: Arnprior Regional Health determines Arnprior and District Family Health Team data caught up in IT system breach

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The following is a somewhat confusing, and seemingly self-contradicting press release. DataBreaches.net has sent an email inquiry to ADFHT seeking clarification of what they mean by saying that although the investigation is ongoing, they have concluded… Continue reading Ca: Arnprior Regional Health determines Arnprior and District Family Health Team data caught up in IT system breach→

Ph: NBI raids house of ex-Smartmatic employee tagged in ‘data breach’

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There is yet another update in the investigation into a security breach involving the Philippine Commission on Elections (Comelec) vendor Smartmatic. As of April 1, Smartmatic had acknowledged a data leak, but said it had dealt with the problem and fir… Continue reading Ph: NBI raids house of ex-Smartmatic employee tagged in ‘data breach’→

Ph: Smartmatic admits ‘data leak’ but not related to 2022 polls

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Third Anne Peralta-Malonzo reports the latest into the investigation into claims of a Comelec leak. SMARTMATIC Inc., the country’s major provider for the upcoming 2022 automated elections, has admitted data leak from its system but assured that it is n… Continue reading Ph: Smartmatic admits ‘data leak’ but not related to 2022 polls→

Network cavity blamed for data breach at Japanese candy maker Morinaga

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John Leyden reports: Japanese confectionary manufacturer Morinaga has warned that a suspected data breach of its online store may have exposed the personal information of more than 1.6 million customers. Potentially exposed information includes the nam… Continue reading Network cavity blamed for data breach at Japanese candy maker Morinaga→

UK: Confidential documents were blown into gardens in data breach

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Adam Shaw reports: A North London council has suspended its bin collection provider from handling sensitive material after letters containing residents’ personal information were blown into gardens and gutters. Brent Council is investigating a “data br… Continue reading UK: Confidential documents were blown into gardens in data breach→

Lapsus$ found a spreadsheet of passwords as they breached Okta, documents show

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Zack Whittaker reports on the Sitel compromise after not previously disclosed documents were obtained by independent security researcher Bill Demirkapi: The Lapsus$ hackers used compromised credentials to break into the network of customer service gian… Continue reading Lapsus$ found a spreadsheet of passwords as they breached Okta, documents show→

Data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack of online grading system: Education Dept.

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Michael Elsen-Rooney reports: Personal data for roughly 820,000 current and former New York City public school students was compromised in the hack of a widely-used online grading and attendance system earlier this year, city Education Department offic… Continue reading Data of 820,000 NYC students compromised in hack of online grading system: Education Dept.→

BCBS of Kansas subcontractor offers free protection to members put at risk by data breach

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Sarah Motter reports: A data breach at a Blue Cross Blue Shield subcontractor has left about 2,800 members at risk, however, the company has taken steps to ensure their information stays secure. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas says on Thursday, Ma… Continue reading BCBS of Kansas subcontractor offers free protection to members put at risk by data breach→