Fran Foo reports: The information of 66,000 Australian Institute of Company Directors members and clients has been stolen following the theft of a single computer. This includes the personal information of 28,000 members such as names, addresses, phone numbers, date of birth and member number. Members range from some of Australia’s largest public and private…
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AU: Merchant under fire in bank data breach affair speaks out
Charis Palmer reports: After weeks of speculation surrounding the identity of ‘the merchant’ at the centre of May’s bank data breach which resulted in thousands of credit card cancellations, the head of online retailer Crazy Sales has moved to fend off rumours. No one can prove 100 per cent that it’s Crazy Sales, said David…
UK: ICO issues monetary penalty of £120,000 to Surrey Council over misdirected emails
Three strikes and you’re out, it seems. The Information Commissioner’s Office has just issued a monetary fine to Surrey Council after repeated instances of misdirected e-mails containing personal information. From the press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today served Surrey County Council with a monetary penalty of £120,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection…
UK: Council FOI boob
Dumfries and Galloway Council employees have had confidential information, including their names and details of their salaries, made public on a website after a Freedom of Information request slip up. The local authority has apologised to those affected and are taking measures to prevent a repeat. A council spokesman said: “ A Freedom of Information…
Hacker fallout: Partial Tory donors list posted online
Mark Kennedy reports: In a significant security breach, the Conservative party has confirmed that hackers who gained access this week to the party’s website retrieved the names, addresses and email addresses of some people who made financial contributions to the Tories. Moreover, the Conservatives said Wednesday that in some instances the hackers got partial credit…
Sony PlayStation hacks show need for data breach disclosure laws
Lisa Banks reports: The repeated hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network hack has demonstrated the need for Australia to adopt mandatory data breach disclosure laws, a local security director has claimed. While the PlayStation Network was back up and running for Australian users today, director of Clearswift, Phil Vasic, said mandatory disclosure laws would help prevent…