IANS reports: Two hackers allegedly from the Netherlands claimed to have broken into seven Indian High Commission websites, publishing online the login details, passwords and database containing names, passport numbers, email-IDs and phone numbers of people of Indian origin, media reported on Monday. According to a report in E Hacking News website, the Indian High…
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Hackers hit Scotland Yard’s site after arrests at Million Mask March
John Simpson reports: Hackers claim to have shut down part of Scotland Yard’s website for eight hours in revenge for dozens of arrests during an anti-capitalist march that ended in violence in central London. The Met’s news website was forced offline while thousands of protesters, many wearing Guy Fawkes masks, marked the fifth of November…
WY: Natrona County Sheriff’s Deputy Brendon Littau Pleads Guilty To Releasing Names In Sex Assault Investigation
Kevin Koile reports: A Natrona County Sheriff’s Deputy working at the Natrona County Detention Center, has admitted to releasing confidential information, while an investigation was underway. Brendon Littau was sentenced to serve 20 hours of community service, after he pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of names not to be released or restrictions on disclosures…
UK: TLT v SoS: How do you quantify damages for data breaches?
Cynthia O’Donoghue and Chantelle Taylor write: A recent High Court decision, TLT and others v Secretary of State for the Home Office [2016] EWHC 2217 (QB) (“TLT v SoS”), paves the way for the greater recognition of distress in cases of data breaches and the misuse of private information. The victims of a data breach, in this case asylum…
City of El Paso duped out of $3.3 million in phishing scam
Brenda De Anda-Swann reports: The City was “duped” and “robbed” of millions of dollars intended for the streetcar project, a source with knowledge of the investigation told ABC-7. During a news conference Wednesday afternoon, city officials revealed a person or group pretending to be a vendor scammed the city out of about $3 million by…
Personal health information taken from locked area: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (UPDATE 1)
Katherine Dow reports: The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is set to release further details after personal health information was taken from a locked area earlier this month. The authority said those affected have been notified. This comes after the WRHA dealt with multiple security breaches in January. The first breach came on Jan. 14 when…