Healthcare IT News |
2015 PHI Data Breach Report: Best Practices for Responding to Data Breaches
Healthcare IT News The average global cost of a data breach as a result of a lost or stolen record is $ 154. The average cost per industry, however, is as high as $ 398 in healthcare, $ 300 in education, $ 220 in pharma, and $ 215 in the financial services, according to the … |
A hacker posted the names, phone numbers and other details about 9,000 Department of Homeland Security employees and says he will post 20,000 similar records about FBI workers. He claims to have records that include military emails and credit card numbers, according to a published report.
Today the hacker posted the details on Twitter along with a screenshot of a warning page allegedly from a Department of Justice computer (shown above).
Motherboard writer Joseph Cox writes that Sunday he received the stolen personal data, some of which came from a single Department of Justice computer hacked using a compromised email account and social engineering.
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ZDNet |
FinFisher spyware linked to Indonesian government found in Sydney: Report
ZDNet It was alleged at the time that a support ticket from NSW Police states that FinSpy had an issue with OS X when a surveillance target was offline. "When a mac target is online, there is a configuration link which allows updating the configuration of … |
ABC Online |
Australia not prepared for cyber war; response to threats 'slow and fragmented', report warns
ABC Online While Australia has relied on the United States for its security needs for the past 60 years, the report warned that support would be limited when it came to cyber warfare. This is despite Australia's involvement in the Five Eyes intelligence alliance … Australia Not Prepared For Cyber Warfare, Report Warns |