So far, I have not attempted to validate the claims in a post spotted on a dark web forum, below. I am posting it in the hopes that it will make some teachers – and school administrators – think about when was the last time they did a password reset, and might this be a good time to…
Category: Business Sector
Singtel vendor Tech Mahindra fined $10k for data breach
Irene Tham reports: Singapore’s privacy watchdog has fined India-based Tech Mahindra $10,000 for failing to protect the personal details of 2.78 million Singtel customers from unauthorised changes, which inadvertently caused the personal data of one customer to be leaked online. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) started investigating Singtel and its technology vendor Tech Mahindra…
Showpo settles data ‘theft’ allegations against Black Swallow for $60,000
Jessica Sier reports: Online retailers Showpo and Black Swallow have settled their data breach dispute, after Showpo alleged one of its former graphic designers downloaded the company’s entire customer database and passed it on to her new employers at Black Swallow. Sydney-based Black Swallow has been ordered to pay $60,000 to Showpo in instalments over…
Kimpton Hotels Can’t Check Out of Class Data Breach Claims
And the data breach litigation merry-go-round continues. Daniel R. Stoller reports on a case in California where plaintiffs survived a motion to dismiss but had complaint narrowed by the court: Upscale hotel chain Kimpton Hotel & Restaurant Group LLC can’t completely escape consumer claims that it failed to adequately protect guests’ payment card data and other personal…
Miffed with Snapchat CEO, Indian hackers claim to have leaked data of 1.7 million app users
Shashank Shekhar reports: Anonymous Indian hackers claim to have leaked database of 1.7 million Snapchat users, which they hacked last year. The move by Indian hackers came in retaliation to Snapchat’s CEO Evan Spiegel’s remark on expanding the business to “poor countries” like India. According to Indian hackers, they had found vulnerability in Snapchat database…
Upmarket Sydney hotel targeted by cybercriminals
The hospitality sector continues to be an attractive target for criminals. 9News in Australia reports: … guests at the Seasons Hotel at Sydney’s Darling Harbour likely had their personal information stolen around March 21, according to NSW Police. Dozens of guest registration forms – which feature photocopies of passports, driver’s licences and other forms of…