From the ICO, another large penalty: Telford and Wrekin Council has been issued with a penalty of £90,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), following a breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) involving the disclosure of confidential and sensitive personal data relating to four vulnerable children. The fine was issued following two similar data…
Category: Breach Incidents
Publisher of Germany’s Donald Duck/Mickey Mouse comics hacked
SAPA reports: The publishing house that issues Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse comic books in Germany alerted fans on Tuesday that its website had been hacked and data on thousands of users stolen, reported German media. “Unfortunately we have to tell you that, as near as we can tell, a hacker attack Monday meant that…
Italian Government Website Defaced by Iranian Hackers
Today an Iranian Box Hunter With Handle Name HUrr!c4nE Has Hunted am Italian Government and defaced it. This Hacker is From AhaaX Security Team. Iranian hackers are too active now a days due to political crisis . Hackers Also Created Mirrors on Zone-H.com Defaced Website Link:-https://www.scuolamediapertini.gov.itMirror:- https://zone-h.com/mirror/id/17858896
Employee of IT contractor sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing info on law and CPA firms’ clients
SACRAMENTO, CA—Michael Garcia, 39, of Stockton, was sentenced on May 31, 2012 by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 57 months in prison for fraud in connection with computers and in connection with an access device, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Garcia was employed as a…
veluwe.info hacked, 200+ accounts leaked
A hacker who use’s the handle "HANIKO YUNOKAWA" has hacked a Netherlands based information website and leaked 200+ accounts via pastebin. The announcement of the breach was made via their facebook page not so long ago. The leaked data contains just over 200 usernames and encrypted passwords from veluwe.info. https://ozdc.net/archives.php?aid=2023 https://pastebin.com/eX2zNX04 They have also hacked and leaked 2…
Ghana National Petroleum Corporation Hacked By @anon_4freedom
IT would appear that @anon_4freedom has been on a spree targeting oil and petroleum company’s in cyber attacks. First we reported on the Petrobras attack and now we have one from Ghana National Petroleum Corporation. Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(https://www.gnpcghana.com) was created in the early 80’s and claims to be a world leader in petroleum products. The attack has…