NZ Herald reports: A cyber attack on the after-hours call service of New Zealand’s largest insurer of medical professionals has potentially exposed the personal data of its members. MAS insurance has released a statement this afternoon revealing a third-party supplier of after-hours call-centre services for the company “has recently notified us of a breach of…
Author: Dissent
Shiseido data breach victims plan legal action over fake companies
Alex Scroxton reports: Employees and former employees of the UK business of Japanese cosmetics firm Shiseido who found their personal information had been exposed in a data breach are being asked to come forward to take part in a proposed group legal action against the company. The breach took place in the spring of 2022 and was…
Archives NZ breach gives access to sensitive health information
The Bharat Express News reports: A privacy breach by Archives NZ allows people to see records containing sensitive health information of abuse survivors. The breach was discovered months ago, but officials hid it from the public. Read more at The Bharat Express News.
AU: ING fined for missed data deadlines breach
Adrian Black reports: The competition watchdog has handed out more than $50,000 in fines to ING bank over missed deadlines and misleading website statements. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission alleged ING missed three deadlines for its Consumer Data Right (CDR) rollout and misled consumers on the reliability and security of its service. Read more…
CMS Responding to Data Breach at Subcontractor
I cannot remember any other breach where CMS actually issued those affected new Medicare numbers and cards, but it happened in this one: A Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) subcontractor was the victim of a ransomware attack in October. The full press release follows: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is responding…
Au: City of Port Phillip Notification of Potential Data Breach
City of Port Phillip Statement from Chris Carroll, CEO City of Port Phillip The City of Port Phillip is committed to being transparent around incidents that may affect you and your data. As such, it is appropriate to let you know of an incident that occurred recently on our online customer portal, My Port Phillip….