ChildFund in New Zealand has issued a public notice about a data breach involving a telemarketing company, Pareto Phone Limited. ChildFund had contracted with Pareto in 2014 to conduct fundraising activity on its behalf. ChildFund does not say when it may have stopped working Pareto, but Pareto suffered a cyberattack in April of this year…
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British charities warn supporters their personal data has been breached
Graham Cluley writes: UK charities including Shelter, the RSPCA, the Dogs Trust, Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, and Friends of the Earth have warned their supporters that hackers have stolen their data following a breach at a supplier. The charities themselves haven’t been hacked. The problem instead lies with third-parties working with the charities to…
Data breaches put domestic abuse victims’ lives at risk, UK Information Commissioner warns
From the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office: Warning comes after the ICO reprimands seven organisations in the past 14 months for data breaches affecting victims of domestic abuse. Most cases related to organisations inappropriately disclosing the victim’s home address to alleged perpetrators. Commissioner urges organisations to take responsibility for training their staff and putting appropriate systems…
Swan Retail cyber attack woes continue
Sabina Weston reports: More than six weeks after hackers caused “significant disruption” to Swan Retail’s inventory management, order fulfilment and accounting systems, fashion retailers told Drapers the issues have still not been resolved. Sandersons Boutique owner and co-founder Mark Dransfield said the cyber attack on Swan Retail, which occurred on 13 August, “has hugely affected” the…
Ca: Better Outcomes Registry & Network reveals 3.4 million patients affected by MOVEit data breach
BORN (the Better Outcomes Registry & Network) in Canada has disclosed it was affected by the MOVEit breach. From their notice: During the breach, unauthorized copies of files containing personal health information were taken from BORN’s systems. The personal health information that was copied was collected from a large network of mostly Ontario health care…
Personal data of 25,000 Hongkongers at risk after cyberattack against consumer watchdog, up from earlier estimate of 8,000
Harvey Kong reports: Hong Kong’s Consumer Council has revealed that the personal data of more than 25,000 people may have been leaked in a cyberattack against the watchdog, up from an earlier estimate of 8,000. […] The council last Friday said at a press conference that it had fallen victim to a cyberattack and anonymous…