The HSBC data theft by their former employee Hervé Falciani is finally getting a lot of mainstream media attention here, with 60 Minutes doing a segment on Falciani last night (video). The computer files, which Falciani shopped to a number of governments, reveal that HSBC, one of the largest banks in the world, profited from its…
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HK: Inspector faces cop data theft, child porn raps
The Standard reports: A police inspector has appeared in Eastern Court charged with accessing a computer with dishonest intent, to get the personal details of officers. Sze Hang, 29, is also charged with possession of child pornography. He is accused of posting the personal data of fellow officers online, allegedly to help people identify them…
AU: TPG’s cloud arm wins small victory in stolen data lawsuit
Allie Coyne reports: The cloud services arm of TPG Telecom has won a small victory in an ongoing legal battle with rival Core Desktop over the latter’s alleged use of confidential business data to steal customers. Trusted Cloud this week successfully defeated an application by Core Desktop that claimed evidence provided by the TPG subsidiary…
JP: Hacker who framed computer users with cyberthreats jailed for 8 years
Tomohari Osaka reports: The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday handed down an eight-year prison term to a hacker who hijacked computers and used them to send malicious threats, leading to the erroneous arrest of the devices’ unsuspecting owners. The case, which dates back to 2012, raised questions about policing practices after four people were wrongfully…
UK: ICO given new powers to audit NHS
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: “Data breaches by the NHS are a major cause for concern – this will give us a chance to act before a breach happens” The Information Commissioner has welcomed a change in the law that will give his office the right to force NHS authorities to be audited for compliance…
Isle of Man transport chiefs apologize after security breach on pupils’ bus cards
From the see-what-you-find-when-you-actually-investigate dept.: There’s an update to a previously noted breach. IOM reports: The Department of Infrastructure has been criticised after a member of the public saw another person’s details – including an ex-directory phone number – while using the online service in December. As we reported on Tuesday, data protection supervisor Iain McDonald said ‘public…