Waikato DHB warned a cyber attack ‘catastrophic for patient safety’

Natalie Akoorie reports: The Waikato District Health Board was warned it’s IT security was inadequate and severely compromised just months before a massive ransomware attack that brought Waikato Hospital to its knees. The internal cyber security document dated December last year also warned that a lack of training meant staff posed an unintentional threat to […]

HPE Hackers Breached Aruba Central using Stolen Key

Lawrence Abrams reports: HPE has disclosed that data repositories for their Aruba Central network monitoring platform were compromised, allowing a threat actor to access collected data about monitored devices and their locations. Aruba Central is a cloud networking solution that allows administrators to manage large networks and components from a single dashboard.  

Manhasset School District continues to recover from September ransomware attack

Robert Pelaez has an update on the Manhasset School District ransomware incident that resulted in the dumping of numerous files on current and former employees and students on the dark web — many with personal and sensitive information. But what caught my eye in the update was this: Last month, district officials warned Manhasset students […]

Robinhood Security Breach 7 Million Vulnerable SIM Swap Hacker Attack

San Francisco, CA – (EMWNews) November 11, 2021 – As a public service announcement and In response to yet another data breach this week we are all reminded security is not an option, preserve it from intruders. 7 million users now have the potential to be the next victims of hackers due to SIM Swaps. […]