Wolfie Zhao reports: A South Korea-based exchange has inadvertently leaked sensitive information about 19 of its users, potentially putting some $620,000 worth of cryptocurrency at risk. According to a report from CoinDesk Korea , an employee of Bitkoex, an exchange launched in May, posted information on how much of the Karma (KRM) cryptocurrency was held…
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(UPDATED) Equifax Agrees to New Data Breach Safeguards in Consent Order With State Regulators
Dan M. Clark reports on six major actions Equifax agreed to take to settle eight states’ charges against them over the 2017 data breach. From his report, because I cannot find a copy of the actual consent decree online just yet: The company’s board members will have to review and approve a written risk assessment…
Marketing Firm Exactis Leaked a Personal Info Database With 340 Million Records
Andy Greenberg reports: You’ve probably never heard of the marketing and data aggregation firm Exactis. But it may well have heard of you. And now there’s also a good chance that whatever information the company may possess about you, it recently leaked onto the public internet, available to any hacker who simply knew where to look….
Casino Rama Would Have to Disclose 2016 Data Breach Investigation Reports, Ontario Court Rules
This site has previously noted the hack and subsequent extortion demands affecting Casino Rama in Ontario, including the dump of some of their data when they did not pay the extortion demand. Now Daniel Thompson reports: An Ontario-based casino which has been facing a class-action lawsuit would have to hand over a computer forensics investigation…
Ticketmaster investigates potential data security breach
Jackie Fox reports: Ticketmaster Ireland has notified customers about a potential breach of security compromising their payment details. Anyone who bought a ticket from the site between February and June 2018 could be at risk. In an email to customers this evening, the ticketing website said malicious software was identified on a customer support product hosted by…
New Zealand’s Z Energy Flags Possible Data Breach in November
Ambar Warrick reports: New Zealand-based fuel supplier Z Energy Ltd on Wednesday said it has been presented with evidence that customer data from its Z Card Online database was accessed by a third party in November 2017. The database held customer data such as names, addresses, registration numbers, vehicle types and credit limits with the company,…