The Jamaica Gleaner posted an article on February 18, 2021, about the JAMCOVID data breach and how useful the exposed data is for attackers. Below are some key highlights.
- The exposure of personal data for tens of thousands of Jamaican and international travellers on the Government’s much-touted JAMCOVID web portal has triggered fears that the breach could threaten confidence in the Holness administration’s proposed National Identification System (NIDS).
- The national security ministry said it has contacted those whose data might have been breached but did not say how many persons were contacted.
- “That’s a lot of private detail and someone can easily hack your information and steal your identity, so that’s very concerning to me.” Gavin Dennis, a consultant and director of G5 Cyber Security Company, echoed Marshall’s concern, reasoning that the data potentially offered the perfect lead sheet for lottery scammers, who have targeted mainly elderly North Americans. Cameron, though, said that the scale of the data breach was immaterial to a defence.
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