This week’s e-mail gaffe involves a law firm in the U.K.: A member of Addleshaw Goddard‘s HR team has mistakenly emailed every trainee’s performance ratings to the entire firm. A junior member of the team sent details of the upcoming trainee seat moves to the firm. But the hapless HR staffer also managed to attach to the…
Category: Breach Incidents
Justice Institute employee sues ICBC for privacy breach that allegedly led to her vehicle torched, bullets fired at home
I had described it as what might be the worst – or one of the worst – breaches of 2011. An unnamed employee of the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) had allegedly accessed information on over 60 people and passed the information along to an unidentified man. At least 13 students associated with the college…
1.5GB Documents leaked from Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and IT
Anonymous hacktivist have announced a large leak of documents from the Azerbaijan Ministry of Communications and IT (https://mincom.gov.az). The announcement of the data was first made on the 11th april with a teaser released and now they have released the complete documents which are being hosted on par-anoia along with the following message which gives a little insight into the…
#Anonymous set sights on F1 second year in a row for #OpBahrain
Updated: Official video of the press release from anonymous added.Anonymous hacktivist have today announced an operation aimed at the Formula 1 race in Bahrain this year after last years attacks. Its the second year in a row they have had an operation against the F1 race there and if its anything like last year we are expected to see some…
Seven sentenced for skimming 175 Chicago-area restaurant customers’ credit and debit cards
Sven defendants who illegally obtained personal banking information from patrons visiting Chicago area restaurants and attractions, including Wrigley Field and the Magnificent Mile’s RL Restaurant were sentenced today. Defendants Joseph Woods, Britain E. Woods, Alex Houston, Jenette Farrar, Essence S. Houston, Kenyetta Davis and William Washington pled guilty and were sentenced for “skimming” personal banking…
Data Breach Class Actions Can’t Survive Certification Without Expert Testimony on Classwide Damages
James (Jim) R. McCullagh and Amelia M. Gerlicher of Perkins Cole recap the status and issues in a class action lawsuit against Hannaford Bros: This is the latest opinion in the ongoing litigation arising out of a massive data breach suffered by Hannaford Bros. grocery stores. In re Hannaford Bros. Privacy Litigation, __F. Supp. 2d __,…