Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection Investigates Data Breach Exposing 1.5 Million People

The Swedish Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY) is investigating a data breach at major government software supplier Miljödata that has compromised the personal information of 1.5 million people. Miljödata learned of the breach after experiencing system disruptions that affected government Read More …

UK: NHS providers reviewing stolen data published by cyber criminals

Pathology supplier Synnovis is contacting NHS organisations which had data stolen and published online following a major cyber attack last year. Synnovis has now completed its investigation into patient and staff data published online by the cyber criminal gang on Read More …

Louvre used ‘Louvre’ as password for its video surveillance system

At the time of the brazen heist of $102 million in jewels from the Louvre last month, the password to the world-famous museum’s video surveillance system was simply “Louvre,” according to a museum employee with knowledge of the system. The Read More …

Android malware steals your card details and PIN to make instant ATM withdrawals

The Polish Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT Polska) analyzed a new Android-based malware that uses NFC technology to perform unauthorized ATM cash withdrawals and drain victims’ bank accounts. Researchers found that the malware, called NGate, lets attackers withdraw cash from Read More …

Italian political consultant says he was targeted with Paragon spyware

Francesco Nicodemo, a consultant who works with left-wing politicians in Italy, has gone public as the latest person targeted with Paragon spyware in the country. On Thursday, Nicodemo said in a Facebook post that for 10 months, he preferred not Read More …

UK: Hundreds of residents’ details shared in data breach

A council chief has apologised after hundreds of residents’ sensitive data was mistakenly shared online. Some names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of 625 people who responded to South Gloucestershire Council’s consultation on 24 October were published online for Read More …

Phone location data of top EU officials available for sale

Journalists in Europe found it was “easy” to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location histories sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data protection laws in the world. EU officials said Read More …

Hackers target UK drinking water suppliers

New reports have revealed five cyberattacks have targeted British drinking water facilities since January 2024 – a record number in any two year period. Reports of these incidents were obtained by The Record using Freedom of Information requests to the Read More …

UK: Woman charged after around 100 patient records accessed in data breach

A woman has been charged after around 100 patients had their medical records accessed in a data breach at NHS Lothian. The health board has written letters to patients affected by the breach, which they say was caused by one Read More …

CEO of spyware maker Memento Labs confirms one of its government customers was caught using its malware

On Monday, researchers at cybersecurity giant Kaspersky published a report identifying a new spyware called Dante that they say targeted Windows victims in Russia and neighboring Belarus. The researchers said the Dante spyware is made by Memento Labs, a Milan-based Read More …