There’s an update to this incident. Nicola Berkovic reports that Freya Newman pleaded guilty. She faces up to two years in jail when she’s sentenced next month.
Category: Non-U.S.
300,000 K Box users’ information hacked and leaked by hackers protesting toll charges increase
Irene Tham reports: Attempts to fix the website of troubled karaoke bar chain K Box after the personal data of over 300,000 customers was exposed on Tuesday have led to the website being intermittently unavailable today. A company representative said its technical staff has been testing its computer systems, but did not provide details. […]…
Hackers lock up thousands of Australian computers, demand ransom
Ben Grubb reports: Thousands of Australian computers are being locked up by hackers using malicious software that encrypts files and asks for a ransom to make them available again. Fairfax Media understands Australian government agencies and a number of large enterprises and individuals have been successfully targeted by the scam. Called “Cryptolocker” and “CryptoWall”, the…
SG: M1 probed for ‘data breach’ over sales of new iPhone
Kelly Tay reports: M1 is being investigated by the Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC), after an apparent security breach on its website on Monday compromised customers’ personal information. […] The kerfuffle began on Monday, when M1 had to suspend pre-orders for the new Apple iPhone 6 and 6 plus, after uncovering a “potential security breach”….
Hackers-for-hire raided 300 banks, corporates for TWELVE YEARS
Darren Pauli reports: A band of hackers for hire have raided some 300 banks, corporations and governments undetected for 12 years, possibly the longest campaign of its kind. The German hackers registered 800 front businesses in the UK to target and fully compromise organisations in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria at the request of customers. Elite…
UK: ICO will take no futher action against ambulance service
The Daily Echo has a follow-up on a previously noted breach: A watchdog will take no further action against South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS) after personal details of its staff were accidentally posted online. Confidential details including sexuality, ethnicity and religion of nearly 3,000 of its staff were mistakenly published on the service’s website in October. Now the…