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DrBenLynch.com notifies customers of payment card compromise

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dissent

DrBenLynch.com is a commercial site that focuses on naturopathic research and supplements. At least I think it does. The site is down right now “for maintenance,” which seems to be this generation’s euphemism for “OK, we were hacked and we’re fixing things.” As reported to at least a few state attorneys general, DrBenLynch.com experienced a…

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MA: Payment Processor to Pay $155,000 Over Data Breach Affecting Thousands of Massachusetts Residents

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dissent

Massachusetts Attorney General had a busy day yesterday announcing enforcement actions over data breaches that had been disclosed in 2015. In addition to her announcement about the McLean Hospital settlement, she also announced a second settlement stemming from another 2015 breach that had also been reported by DataBreaches.net at the time. A California company that…

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AU: Big W customer data leaked due to printer repair mishap

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dissent

Matthew Elmas reports: A Big W worker accidentally leaked the personal information of 32 people earlier this year when repairing a printer for a customer, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) disclosures reveal. The Woolworths-owned discount department store has admitted to an extraordinary instance of human error where an employee enclosed confidential information within a…

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UK: Well pharmacy ‘truly sorry’ after leaking personal data of 24,000 employees

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dissent

Thomas Cox reports: Well Pharmacy has said it is “truly sorry” after personal data of 24,099 employees and locums was accidentally leaked via email last week. A document – sent as an email attachment to an undisclosed number of Well locums last week (December 11) – included individuals’ names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and…

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France fines Uber 400,000 euros over huge data breach

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Dissent

AFP reports: France’s data protection agency said Thursday that it had fined the US ride-hailing group Uber 400,000 euros ($460,000) over a 2016 data breach that exposed the personal data of some 57 million clients and drivers worldwide. Uber drew the wrath of users and regulators after the company waited a year before revealing in…

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SG: Potential data breach after travel agency employee loses hard disk

Posted on December 19, 2018 by Dissent

David Sun reports: The authorities are investigating a potential data breach after a travel agency employee lost a hard disk containing personal details of clients. The employee of Insight Vacations had taken the disk out of the office without authorisation and lost it in a taxi on the way home. The disk, which has not…

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