UPDATE: The data weren’t stolen, but leaked. See this report. Original report: The home page of their web site says, “We keep your information private,” but Heritage Foundation has seemingly joined the ranks of those who failed to keep private information private. Tim Starks reports that the think tank had a data breach this week in which…
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In: KSHEC website hacked; restored later
Deepika K.C. writes: On Friday morning, those who tried logging into Karnataka State Higher Education Council (KSHEC) website were greeted by an unusual message. A caricature holding a glass with red liquid — as if offering a toast — was mocking at the visitors with these words: “Your data belong to me”. The hackers had…
Utah Food Bank security breach exposed thousands of donors’ info since October, 2013
Katie McKellar reports: A security breach in the Utah Food Bank‘s website may have resulted in the disclosure of more than 10,000 donors’ personal information. In a letter that was sent to a donor on Tuesday and obtained by the Deseret News, Utah Food Bank officials said they recently discovered that an “unauthorized individual” may have…
Michigan’s Catholic workers are latest cyber victims
Bill Laitner reports: A Catholic agency in Lansing that handles payroll processing and employee benefits across Michigan is the state’s latest victim of a major cyber attack. The Michigan Catholic Conference sent letters this week to more than 10,000 employees, warning them that their personal information has been compromised, officials said Friday. […] Although the…
Chinese Rights Websites Hit by Suspected Hacker Attack, Great Firewall Blockade
Radio Free Asia reports: A rights and citizen journalism website based in the southwestern Chinese province of Sichuan said its operations have been paralyzed by a hacker attack on Tuesday, while a second site said its domain name is once more blocked on China’s tightly controlled Internet. Activist Huang Qi, who founded the Tianwang website,…
Anxiety UK signs undertaking after member data was exposed for 12 months
Anxiety UK has signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office after personal data held within a password protected area of Anxiety UK’s website, was publically available for approximately 12 months via an internet search engine. The ICO was notified of the breach in February 2015 by Anxiety UK. Investigation revealed that the information had…