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Payroll system of mosques, madrasahs hit by ransomware; staff details potentially compromisednew

Ransomware hit Avelogic's SmartHRMS payroll system serving Singapore mosques and madrasahs under MUIS, potentially exposing staff details.

The SmartHRMS human resources and payroll system used by mosques and madrasahs overseen by Singapore's Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) was hacked and held for ransom. The system is supplied by Singapore-based software vendor Avelogic, which posted a cybersecurity incident notice on its website. Staff details are potentially compromised, according to The Straits Times.

DataBreaches.net · 50m agoRansomware in the wild

Revolut’s paperwork breach shows why insurers are rethinking what counts as a ‘cyber attack’

Revolut handed customer data to an attacker using a spoofed government email, prompting insurers to rethink cyber attack coverage definitions.

Revolut disclosed customer data after receiving a request from what appeared to be a genuine government email address; no servers were breached and no malware was involved. The social engineering incident has become a test case for how cyber insurers define a 'cyber attack'. The report is by Matthew Sellers. It highlights a growing gap between technical intrusions and data-loss incidents caused by impersonation.

DataBreaches.net · 11h agoData breach

Student photos, bank details stolen by hackers after St James Anglican School in Perth hit by cyber attack

St James Anglican School in Perth reports hackers stole student photos and family bank details in a contained network breach.

St James Anglican School in Perth's north identified unauthorized access to its computer systems in a cyber breach. Hackers stole students' and families' personal information, including photos and bank details. Parents were advised the school immediately contained the incident and secured its systems.

DataBreaches.net · 11h agoData breach

AT&T store worker gets 16 months inside for SIM-swap side hustle

Former AT&T store worker Kenneth Carter sentenced to 16 months for SIM-swapping customers for cybercriminals.

Kenneth Carter, 44, a former AT&T retail employee in Portland, Oregon, used his internal system access to perform SIM swaps on customers' phone numbers for cybercriminals. The swaps allowed criminals to intercept authentication codes and raid victims' bank accounts. Carter was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison.

DataBreaches.net · 2d agoPolicy & legal1· 1 read