Ireland: More than 470 legal proceedings issued against health service after ransomware hit

More than 470 legal proceedings have been issued against the Health Service Executive (HSE) in relation to a cyber attack that shutdown the health service’s IT systems and compromised the data of thousands of patients and staff three years ago. Read More …

Tennessee: New state law to protect entities under cyber attack from class action suits amid Ascension Health hack

Another healthcare system is under a cyber attack, and while it’s unclear what, if any information has been accessed, a soon-to-be law will prevent those whose information may have been exposed from filing a class action lawsuit against entities that Read More …

Philippine National Police checking alleged data breach in its logistics system

The Philippine National Police (PNP) on Monday said it was looking into a possible breach in its logistics, data, information, and management system. “At about 10 a.m. today, it was reported that yun pong logistics, data, information, and management system Read More …

Dell data breach may affect up to 49m customers

Dell has confirmed a data breach that could, according to reports, have affected up to 49m customers. The breach revealed names and addresses of Dell customers, as well as information about equipment purchased, although the tech giant says that no Read More …

Some Firstmac customer details breached in home lender hack

Some current and former customers of Brisbane-based non-bank home lender Firstmac were notified this afternoon that some of their details had been compromised in a “cyber incident”. Firstmac said that as soon as the incident was detected, they took steps Read More …

Thousands affected by cyber attack on Hong Kong college

Over 8,000 students of a private vocational college have been affected by a cyber attack, the privacy watchdog said on Friday. The Hong Kong College of Technology said its information technology network and file server were hacked in February. A Read More …

FBI Leak Exposes Alleged Order for Warrantless Spying on Americans by Agency Personnel

There is a new leak from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) centering on an official who allegedly sent out an email that asks for warrantless spying on Americans, urging employees to find ways to do so. It was allegedly Read More …

Encrypted services Apple, Proton and Wire helped Spanish police identify activist

As part of an investigation into people involved in the pro-independence movement in Catalonia, the Spanish police obtained information from the encrypted services Wire and Proton, which helped the authorities identify a pseudonymous activist, according to court documents obtained by Read More …