The dancing banana is just the beginning, Aerith vows. Sam Dixon reports that a group of hackers has defaced the Ottawa City Hall’s web site, but more threateningly, has vowed to target eight other Canadian institutions, including the police and Supreme Court. On Saturday, the group warned that the defacement of Ottawa.ca was “just the…
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Ca: Stolen laptops had no North Saanich taxpayer info; privacy probe underway
Katie DeRosa reports: B.C.’s information and privacy commissioner is investigating whether the theft of two laptops from North Saanich municipal offices constitutes a privacy breach. The laptops of chief administrative officer Rob Buchan and manager of corporate services Curt Kingsley were stolen sometime between late Saturday, after the municipal election ended, and early Monday. Sidney/North…
UK: Police investigate personal data theft from Aberdeen City Council
The Evening Express reports police are investigating data theft from Aberdeen City Council in August: The incident was one of six breaches of the Data Protection Act between July and September this year. Evening Express does not provide any details on this particular incident, though.
Axa Wealth apologises for advised clients data breach
Peter Walker reports: Axa Wealth has apologised to two financial advisers after statements giving full details of their clients’ investments and account information were sent to another investor, in what has been described as an “embarrassing” blunder. Included within the half-yearly account update sent to a client of Neal Hall, chartered financial planner at London-based…
Again? Irish Water sends customer’s private details to the wrong person
TheJournal.ie reports: A Dublin-based businessman has accused Irish Water staff of a catalogue of “shocking” errors which led up to his personal information being emailed to the wrong person. Read more on TheJournal.ie
Dutch police investigate security breach after confidential files are found via Google
DutchNews.nl reports: Dozens of confidential police files have ended up in the public domain following an internet security leak, the NRC says on Wednesday. The files concern murders, armed robberies, gangs and suspect jihadis. The information was easy to find using internet search engine Google, the paper says. Police have confirmed the leak and taken…