VPNMentor reports that Tech Data Corporation sprung a major leak…. The research team at vpnMentor discovered a major data leak at the Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ: TECD), a Fortune 500 company providing tech products, services, and solutions globally. vpnMentor’s researchers, led by security researchers Noam Rotem and Ran Locar, identified the consequential data breach that exposes…
Month: June 2019
UK: Recent enforcement actions by the ICO deal with employees behaving badly
From the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK, news about two cases involving employees behaving badly. One case involved a housing association employee snooping in records without justification, and the other involved a Restorative Justice Caseworker who sent personal data on victims and offenders to her home email address. A former customer services officer at…
Sock company Bombas fined by NYS for delayed notification of data breach
There’s a follow-up to the Bombas breach that was previously reported on this site. Laura Italiano reports: Sock-maker Bombas has settled the most uncomfortable data-breach probe in the history of feet. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced that Bombas LLC — whose ads call their products “the most comfortable socks in the…
Cathay Data Breach Incident – Personal Data Security & Retention Principles Contravened – Lax Data Governance
The following is the media statement from the Privacy Commissioner’s Office following the conclusion of their investigation into the 2018 Cathay Pacific Airways breach. You can download their investigative report from their site here (pdf). The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (Privacy Commissioner) Mr Stephen Kai-yi WONG today published an investigation report on…
U.S. finds American guilty in Singapore HIV data leak case
Reuters reports: A U.S. citizen who leaked the names of more than 14,000 HIV-positive people in Singapore has been found guilty by a U.S. court of illegally transferring personal data and threatening the Singapore government, court filings show. Read more on Reuters.
Cryptocurrency startup hacks itself before hacker gets a chance to steal users funds
Catalin Cimpanu reports: If you’re a cryptocurrency startup, would you face a huge backlash by hacking your own customers to keep their funds safe if you know that a hacker is about to launch an attack and steal their funds? This is exactly what happened yesterday when the Komodo Platform learned about a backdoor in…