The Belgian and Dutch Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) will be conducting an investigation into the security of SWIFT’s payment networks following, among others, international media reports on foreign intelligence services – possibly the NSA – allegedly having unlawful access under European law to financial messaging data at SWIFT. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (CBP) and the Belgian…
Category: Financial Sector
Australian Bitcoin bank hacked: $1m+ stolen
Ben Grubb reports: A four-month-old Australian Bitcoin bank holding more than $1 million has been hacked, leaving thousands of customers in the lurch including a man who claims he was holding the virtual currency to buy a house with his girlfriend. The alleged hacking happened on both October 23 and 26, with the service’s operator,…
AU: Hunter United Credit Union admits it tried to avoid embarrassment over email privacy breach
So you goofed and disclosed customers’ e-mail addresses in the To: or CC: field. Should you: (a) immediately acknowledge the gaffe, or (b) say nothing and hope that people don’t notice? Hint: the correct answer is (a).
NZ: Westpac remains tight-lipped about privacy incident
Jimmy Ellingham has update on a breach first reported back in April. Westpac remains tight-lipped about a privacy breach where customer details went walkabout from one of its Palmerston North branches. The bank will not confirm if it has told affected customers what happened. Meanwhile, the man who was accused of taking documents has not…
Peoples Trust Company hacked; Bank arranges for credit alert flags on customers’ accounts for 6 years
Someone kindly alerted me to a breach involving Peoples Trust Company in Canada. Here is the text of a notification letter they sent out, as provided by one of the recipients (hence, DataBreaches.net can assure its complete authenticity/accuracy): October 25th, 2013 RE: Important Notice Regarding Your Personal Information Dear First Name Last Name, As is…
Vendor’s printing error exposes TD Bank customers’ account numbers to other customers
TD Bank has notified thousands of customers after a vendor’s printing error exposed their names, addresses, and account numbers to other customers. In a letter dated October 17, TD Bank’s Head of Privacy & Social Media Compliance Albert M. Raymond notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of the incident involving customers’ September bank account…