Luke Alsford reports: A prestigious IVF clinic has confirmed Russian hackers broke into their systems used by thousands of couples across the UK after Metro revealed the huge data breach. The London Women’s Clinic, which offers IVF, egg freezing and other fertility treatments at 17 centres across the country, was compromised by the ransomware gang Qilin. A…
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US, allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting services for ransomware support
Jonathan Greig reports: A popular Russian bulletproof hosting service provider named Media Land was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury and international partners on Wednesday for its alleged support of ransomware gangs and other cybercriminal operations. The St. Petersburg-based company provides hackers with access to IP addresses, servers and domains that are used to spread malware,…
Large medical lab in South Africa suffers multiple data breaches
Jan Vermeulen reports: Lancet Laboratories has suffered multiple data breaches and was fined R100,000 for failing to respond to the South African Information Regulator’s demands to address shortcomings in its systems. Information Regulator chairperson Pansy Tlakula recently revealed that Lancet paid the fine, which was issued after it failed to comply with an enforcement notice…
Eurofiber admits crooks swiped data from French unit after cyberattack
Connor Jones reports: French telco Eurofiber says cybercriminals swiped company data during an attack last week that also affected some internal systems. The B2B wholesale telco confirmed that only its French business was affected by the November 13 attack, including its cloud division and regional brands Eurafibre, FullSave, Netiwan, and Avelia. In a disclosure published on Sunday,…
Five major changes to the regulation of cybersecurity in the UK under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
Mark Young & Paul Maynard of Covington and Burling write: As the UK Government has recognized, cyber incidents—such as Jaguar Land Rover, Marks and Spencer, Royal Mail and the British Library—are costing UK businesses billions annually and causing severe disruption. The Government recognizes that cybersecurity is a critical enabler of economic growth (“we cannot have growth…
French agency Pajemploi reports data breach affecting 1.2M people
Bill Toulas reports: Pajemploi, the French social security service for parents and home-based childcare providers, has suffered a data breach that may have exposed personal information of 1.2 million individuals. The incident impacts registered professional caregivers working for private employers, typically parents using the Pajemploi service part of URSSAF – the French organization that collects social…