Andy Greenberg reports: Just before 8 pm on February 9, 2018, high in the northeastern mountains of South Korea, Sang-jin Oh was sitting on a plastic chair a few dozen rows up from the floor of Pyeongchang’s vast, pentagonal Olympic Stadium. He wore a gray and red official Olympics jacket that kept him warm despite the…
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NZ: Winston Peters refers breach of NZ First party members’ information to police, Privacy Commissioner
Derek Cheng reports: New Zealand First leader Winston Peters says a “disgruntled source” is behind a series of leaks and a serious data breach, and is referring them to police and the Privacy Commissioner. Peters, who is also Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, said on Twitter this evening that the information sent to media…
UK: IT contractor jailed for fraud offenses against vulnerable people
The Metropolitan Police issued the following news release: Graham Broomfield, 54 (5.01.65) of Tye Green Village, Harlow was sentenced to five years’ imprisonment at Snaresbrook Crown Court on Friday, 20 September. He had previously pleaded guilty to fraud by abuse of position. Detective Sergeant Gemma Cole, from the Specialist Crime Command, said: “Broomfield’s crimes were…
People’s Party candidate Steven Fletcher accused of taking voter data from Conservatives
Ahmar Khan reports: Repurposed lawn signs are not the only thing People’s Party of Canada candidate Steven Fletcher is being accused of taking from his former party. The Conservative Electoral District Association of Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia-Headingley alleges Fletcher, a four-time Conservative MP and former cabinet minister, took electronic voter data that belonged to them. CBC News…
UNICEF data leak reveals personal info of 8,000 online learners
Vince Chadwick reports: The United Nations children’s agency, UNICEF, has inadvertently leaked personal information belonging to thousands of users of its online learning portal Agora. The website offers free training courses to UNICEF staff and members of the public on issues such as child rights, humanitarian action, research, and data. On Aug. 26, an email…
Il: Netanyahu’s Party Exposed Personal Details, Political Affiliation of Millions of Israelis
Hagai Amit reports: Who supports Likud? Anyone could have found that out until Sunday afternoon, using the party’s database, which contained information about four million Israelis that appears in the country’s voter registration rolls. The party blocked access to the website just 20 minutes after Haaretz called on Sunday to inquire why these data were…