There may be a lot of justifiable criticism of Sony in terms of security, but as I’ve commented previously on this blog, I don’t think “delayed notification” when they discovered they were breached was one of their sins. Robert McMillan reports: Sony didn’t show up for last week’s Capitol Hill hearing on its massive data…
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UK: Teenager’s personal details sent to wrong family
The Information Commissioner’s Office has found that Somerset County Council breached the Data Protection Act by sending a social service assessment about a local teenager to the wrong family. The Council reported the breach to the ICO in February 2011, shortly after the incident took place. The ICO’s investigation found that the assessment – which…
CPA wants UCI to explain security breach
Al Fresco reports: The Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) has asked the Internation Cycling Union (UCI) to explain about the “secret list” published today by the French newspaper l’Equipe. The article that appeared today under the title ”La liste secrète de l ‘UCI” (“The Secret List of the UCI”) was a list of the 198 racers that…
Hackers access 25,000 customers’ details from video game developer
Barry Neild reports: Hackers have broken into the vaults of the Japanese video games developer, Square Enix, accessing the details of 25,000 customers in the second major data breach to hit the gaming world in recent weeks. The software house, which is behind some of the world’s most successful computer game franchises, including Final Fantasy,…
MA: Personal documents found dumped in Lawrence
City officials were calling for answers, Thursday, after piles of sensitive personal documents were dumped in an alley. City officials said illegal dumping has been a problem in Lawrence before, but never at this level. The documents included copies of Social Security cards, driver’s licenses, financial portfolios and paychecks. Documents from a doctor’s office, including…
(update) Eidos confirms website hack, email addresses and resumes stolen
Graham Cluley writes: Eidos has revealed that resumes of job hunters and email addresses of video game fans have been stolen by hackers in an attack on the Eidos and “Deus Ex: Human Revolution” websites. Square Enix, the parent company of Eidos, confirmed the hack in a PDF press release. Read more on Sophos.