The Belfast Telegraph reports: A data breach at one of Northern Ireland’s largest further education colleges has put the personal and financial data – including bank account numbers and sort codes – of hundreds of staff at risk. Staff at the South Eastern Regional College (SERC) learned about the massive security breach yesterday in a…
Month: June 2018
Typeform Announces Breach After Hacker Grabs Backup File
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Barcelona-based online survey and form building service Typeform announced a data breach today after an unknown attacker downloaded a backup file containing sensitive customer information. The backup file contained data gathered by Typeform customers through surveys and online forms up until May 3, 2018. Read more on BleepingComputer.
Linux distro hacked on GitHub, “all code considered compromised”
Paul Ducklin writes: Data breaches are always bad news, and this one is peculiarly bad. Gentoo, a popular distribution of Linux, has had its GitHub repository hacked. Hacked, as in “totally pwned”, taken over, and modified; so far, no one seems to be sure quite how or why. That’s the bad news. Fortunately (we like…
Adidas data-security breach could involve “a few million customers”
Kate Gibson reports: Adidas AG says data involving millions of customers may be in the hands of hackers following a possible security breach of its U.S. website, news that adds the athletic apparel company to a growing list of companies and institutions targeted in cyber attacks. Adidas on Thursday said it became aware of the…
Laptop containing Northwest Territories residents’ health info stolen in Ottawa
Alex Brockman reports: A laptop containing health information on people living in the Northwest Territories was stolen from a vehicle in Ottawa, according to a news release from the territory’s health department. The laptop held comprehensive health data on patients in the N.W.T. and their health history. The computer was stolen from a locked vehicle…
UK: Sacked IT technician who hacked former school sentenced
Eagle Radio reports: A former employee of a private school in Leatherhead has been found guilty of a number of cyber-crime offences investigated by Surrey Police. Donald Bart-Williams was sacked from his role in the IT department at St Johns School, but used his specialist skills and knowledge to hack into the school system and…