There’s an update to a ransomware attack previously noted on this site: Hackney Mayor Philip Glanville has voiced his anger at the “morally repugnant” cyber attack that has disrupted many council services over the past fortnight, which he says could not have come at a worse time for the borough. Council officers were praised...

Graham Clulely reports that President Trump, whose password back used to be “yourefired” used “Maga2020!” as his Twitter password, with no 2FA. Read more on Graham’s site while some of us try to smother laughter and others just weep.  For the original source, go to vn.nl.  

Kurt Erikson reports: A company offering virtual learning programs in Missouri “inadvertently” released student information as it worked the Capitol halls earlier this year in a bid to make it easier to expand its offerings. In an Aug. 20 letter, Christopher Neale, assistant commissioner of the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education,...

Rhythma Kaul reports: After reports of a data leak from Hyderabad-based global pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, one of country’s leading pathology laboratory chains came out, IT has been forced to temporarily shut operations in its plants across the world. Dr Reddy’s Laboratories had recently received approval from the drugs controller general...

Daniel Lanyon reports: Digital wealth manger Scalable notified customers of a large data breach on Monday evening. Scalable said in a message to customers, seen by AltFi, that personal data was breached by unlawful access “Scalable Capital has taken all necessary security measures and informed the relevant supervisory authorities. Your assets held in safe custody with the...

FinExtra reports: European IT services group Sopra Steria is battling a suspected ransomware attack on its network. The firm, whose biggest customers in the financial sector include include Société Générale, BNP Paribas, La Banque Postale, HSBC, Crédit Agricole, RBS, Huyndai Capital and the Bank of China, issued a terse statement confirming a cyberattack on...