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Geekface hacked; designers and users’ information accessed

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Dissent

Some designers who registered with Hatchwise.com or eLogoContest.com may be getting a nasty surprise – a breach notification: On or about August 5th, 2014, an intruder illegally gained access to a Geekface LLC server. The data accessed included personal information such as names, addresses, birth dates, usernames and passwords, and social security numbers. The data…

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Orange sanctioned by French regulator after customer data breach

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Dissent

Orange has received a public warning from the French privacy watchdog Cnil after personal details of more than a million of its customers were leaked on the internet. Orange notified Cnil of the problem in April, blaming a technical fault at one of its marketing suppliers. Almost 1.3 million customers were affected, with their name,…

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Comcast Data Breach Leaks Thousands of Unlisted Phone Numbers, Threatening Customers’ Privacy

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Dissent

Adi Kamdar  of EFF writes: The longer my information is out there, the worse the issue gets, yet still no action. I have paid for unpublishing my information for years as I testified in a murder trial. Now, my wife, children, and I are [a]ll in danger; and I have nowhere to turn. Four years…

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SG: Alleged ‘Messiah’ hacker faces 105 more charges

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Dissent

Olivia Siong reports: Alleged “Messiah” hacker James Raj Arokiasamy was handed an additional 105 charges in court on Monday (Aug 25). This includes charges for securing unauthorised access into the Fuji Xerox webserver between Mar 1 and 24 last year. He is also accused of hacking into and making unauthorised modifications to a fan site…

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KR: KT ordered to pay 100,000 won each to data-leak victims

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Dissent

Yonhap News reports:  South Korea’s No. 2 mobile carrier KT Corp. was ordered by a local district court Friday to pay 100,000 won (US$97) in compensation to each customer who had personal data leaked in 2012. The Seoul Central District Court’s ruling came after some 28,000 KT users filed a lawsuit against the mobile carrier for…

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KR: Yet another massive data leak; 27 million South Koreans affected (updated)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Dissent

Wow. At first I thought WantChinaTimes was just rehashing older news, but they’re not. They report: South Korean authorities have unveiled a massive leak of personal information related to more than 70% of the population aged between 15 and 65 in the country. A hacker from China is one of the perpetrators, reports Duowei News, a…

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