Brett Lackey reports: Piles of confidential documents containing the personal details of ANZ customers have been found thrown in a skip bin on a busy street by someone walking by. Scott Collins, 26, was walking near Armadale Central Shopping Centre, in Perth’s south-east, when he noticed the papers overflowing from the bins which were being used…
Category: Financial Sector
National Credit Union Administration Finalizes 72-Hour Cyber Incident Reporting Rule
Alexander Boyd and Colin H. Black of Polsinelli PC write: On February 16, 2023, the National Credit Union Administration (“NCUA”) unanimously approved a final rule that requires a federally-insured credit union to report “reportable cyber incidents” to the NCUA as soon as possible, and in no event later than 72 hours after the credit union…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
ES: Cosmetics firm added by LockBit Skin and hair products firm Montibello has been added by LockBit3.0 to their leaks page. The listing was added on February 14th but without any filetree or proof. DataBreaches emailed Montibello to see if they would confirm or deny an attack but received no reply. There is nothing on…
Hk: Thousands affected by Institute of Bankers data leak following ransomware incident
rthk reports: The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said on Thursday that it has issued an enforcement notice to the Hong Kong Institute of Bankers, following a data leak that affected more than 13,000 members and about 100,000 non-members. Speaking at a press conference, the watchdog said people’s personal information was leaked…
Eight arrested for hacking bank accounts using ‘Nepali Keti’ app
Republica reports: Police have apprehended eight people involved in withdrawing hundreds of thousands of rupees by hacking bank accounts using an app called ‘Nepali Keti’. According to the police, the group of people used to get access to vital information of anyone who opened the app and then exploited the data to empty the bank…
Swiss prosecutors launch case over Credit Suisse dirty money data leak
Reuters reports: Swiss federal prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings targeting the perpetrators of a 2022 leak of information on thousands of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) accounts, they said on Friday. The leak covered more than 18,000 accounts, including human rights abusers, fraudsters and businessmen subject to sanctions, thereby plunging Switzerland’s biggest bank into a dirty money scandal. Read more…