Ionut Ilascu reports: AMO developers that signed for a free t-shirt from Mozilla had their information exposed for a short period of time due to poor configuration of the online form that collected the data. […] Anyone fitting one of the three eligibility categories has to reserve their t-shirt by signing up on a Google…
Category: Exposure
Dumpsters full of employees’ documents at closed Albuquerque business could have been gold for ID thieves
Ryan Luby and Carlos Marquez report: Who doesn’t love a good night on the town? Known for having more than one club under one roof, Graham Central Station in Albuquerque was the place to be. But after nearly 11 years in the business, the doors are locked and the club is closed. Signs on the…
Yet more attacks on Canadian government servers
Waqas reports more attacks on Canadian government sites, allegedly in retaliation for the anti-terrorism bill, C-51. The latest targets were rqap.gouv.qc.ca, mess.gouv.qc.ca, and cneae.gouv.qc.ca/ : On Thursday morning, the Anonymous hacktivist group conducted a massive cyber attack on Canadian government servers and breached into the Québec Parental Insurance Plan Centre, The Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Solidarity (MTESS) and…
NZ: School email error exposed allegations of family violence to student’s peers
Belinda Feek reports: A Waikato high school is carrying out two investigations as to how an email revealing alleged family violence was accidentally sent to students. The school, which the Herald has chosen not to name, confirmed it was working with “outside agencies” to provide wraparound support for one of its students when the incident…
Illinois insurer says software error resulted in data exposure
Adam Greenberg reports: Illinois-based Trustmark Mutual Holding Company is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that a software error resulted in emails containing their personal information being sent to the wrong insurance carrier clients. Read more on SC Magazine.
Ca: Detour Gold warns former, current employees of data breach
Rachelle Younglai reports: Detour Gold Corp. is reaching out to former and current employees to tell them that their personal information may have been compromised due to a cyber attack. Detour, which operates one gold mine in Ontario, did not say when its server was hacked or how many employees have been affected by the…