Data Breaches

Fresenius, Europe’s largest private hospital operator and a major provider of dialysis products and services that are in such high demand thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been hit in a ransomware cyber attack on its technology systems. The company said the incident has limited some of its operations, but…

Few words can make your heart sink faster than, “Hey, I think this message was meant for someone else.” And it’s one thing when a personal text message winds up in the wrong hands because “Mom” happens to be next to “Monica” in your contacts, but it’s quite another when…

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Tokopedia, Indonesia’s largest e-commerce platform, said it was investigating an attempted hack and claims that the details of millions of its users had been leaked online. “We found that there had been an attempt to steal data from Tokopedia users,” a spokesman for the company said in…

Despite the threat of ransomware being at an all-time high, a recent report from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky says that 45 per cent of employees in the U.S and Canada wouldn’t know how to respond to a ransomware attack. Thirty-seven per cent don’t even know what it is. Ransomware, characterized by…

A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against medical services company LifeLabs over a data breach that allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers. In an unproven statement of claim filed in Ontario Superior Court on Dec. 27, lawyers Peter Waldmann and Andrew Stein accuse…

I was just asked this by a friend, so I thought I’d write the answer. Well first off I’m a practical person, so I always assume more has been exposed than is initially reported, just because I know it takes time to investigate with confidence. Many of these breaches have…

Data breaches cause tremendous problems, not only for the company affected, but also for its clients. Depending on the company, stolen data can range from relatively benign information to extremely personal details. But in any case, a breach can cost a lot of money for remediation and cause significant damage…

Following an extensive investigation the ICO has issued a notice of its intention to fine Marriott International £99,200,396 ($164,067,534 CDN) for infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The proposed fine relates to a cyber incident which was notified to the ICO by Marriott in November 2018. A variety…