It was a back-handed compliment of sorts: experienced hackers telling DataBreaches that it had gotten noticeably harder for them to successfully attack big corporations in Singapore. “The most difficult country to attack now, are Singapore companies,” they told DataBreaches in a chat. “A lot has changed since 3 years ago. It is hard to even…
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It’s like a veritable fire sale on Indonesians’ personal data
Indonesia’s private data protection bill cleared another hurdle and could be voted into law this week. As Bloomberg reports: Data operators could face up to five years in jail and a maximum fine of 5 billion rupiah ($337,000) for leaking or misusing private information, according to Indonesia’s new data privacy bill set to be passed…
Vasile Mereacre testifies against former Uber security chief in criminal trial
Maria Dinzeo reports: When hackers Vasile Mereacre and Brandon Glover teamed up in 2016 and began scouring Github for exploitable security flaws, they weren’t looking to hack any one company specifically. But Uber’s lax security quickly made the ride-hail giant the pair’s top target. Testifying Monday in the former Uber security head Joe Sullivan’s criminal obstruction…
SN Servicing settles data breach litigation
Top Class Actions reports: SN Servicing Corp. agreed to pay $900,000 to resolve claims that its lack of cybersecurity measures resulted in a October 2020 data breach. The settlement benefits individuals whose personal information was accessed by unknown third parties during SN Servicing’s October 2020 data breach. In July 2021, SN Servicing announced it had been the…
What’s the impact of ransomware attacks on healthcare entities? Did you ask the people who really know?
Expect some buzz next week about a new report with significant findings about the impact of cyberattacks on patient care and mortality. The study was funded by Proofpoint and conducted independently by Ponemon Institute. The survey addresses important questions about the impact of various types of cyberattacks on patient safety and care. While DataBreaches appreciates…
Lk: Student arrested for hacking Examinations Dept website
Newswire reports on a story out of Sri Lanka: A student from Galle has been arrested for hacking the Department of Examinations’ official website. The Police said the student had hacked the website, retrieved data on the 2021 GCE Advanced Level Examination results, and displayed it on a separate web portal. The suspect had stolen…