AAP reports: A man who used the names of famous British spies, the so called “Cambridge five”, to hack into a government computer network has escaped an immediate jail term. Paul David Hellander set up fake accounts in 2013 to gain access to the South Australian government’s database of translators and interpreters. His action was…
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Iranian Hackers Infiltrated New York Dam in 2013
Danny Yadron reports: Iranian hackers infiltrated the control system of a small dam less than 20 miles from New York City two years ago, sparking concerns that reached to the White House, according to former and current U.S. officials and experts familiar with the previously undisclosed incident. Read more on WSJ.
Ca: Oshawa reports privacy breach affecting 18 taxpayers
Reka Szekely reports: Property tax letters for 18 Oshawa residents may have been inadvertently sent to the wrong address, City of Oshawa staff say. The City reported a privacy breach surrounding the pre-authorized tax payment plan letters that were mailed out on Dec. 1. Jason McWilliam is the manager, records information systems for the City….
Armenian Hackers Leak Sensitive Data from Azerbaijan Ministry Servers
Agan Uzunovic writes: The cyber war between Armenians and Azerbaijani hackers seems never ending — Like this recent cyber attack in which the Armenian hackers from The Monte Melkonian Cyber Army (MMCA) hacked top Azerbaijani ministries and stole sensitive data. Earlier yesterday, a group of Armenian hackers breached into the official website of Azerbaijani Ministry of Labour and Social protection and…
UK: Maidstone Borough Council refers parking permit data breach to Information Commissioner’s Office
Joshua Coupe reports: Maidstone council has apologised after it emerged hundreds of residents’ personal details could potentially be viewed online. More than 870 people are thought to be affected by the error reported when a new car parking permit application site went live on their website earlier this month. Concerns were raised when eagle-eyed users…
JP: Data on Sakai’s 680,000 voters in 2011 election leaked online
Kyodo News reports: The municipal government of Sakai in Osaka Prefecture said Monday personal information on all the around 680,000 voters in the 2011 Osaka gubernatorial election had been leaked on the Internet, as an employee had handled the data inappropriately. The city fired the 59-year-old male employee, who had access to data such as…