Kim Jung-Yoon reports: The Citizens’ Coalition for Economic Justice (CCEJ) is filing a public interest lawsuit against the nation’s No. 2 mobile carrier, KT, over leaked personal information. It is claiming damages of 1 million won ($933) per customer. The CCEJ held a press conference in front of KT headquarters in Gwanghwamun, central Seoul, yesterday…
Category: Non-U.S.
Notorious hacker “Diabl0” caught in Bangkok
From the Bangkok Post: Infamous international hacker Farid Essebar was arrested on Tuesday following a joint operation between Thai and Swiss authorities who have been tracing the man for more than two years….. The 27-year-old Russian citizen is wanted on a computer crime charges arrest warrant in Switzerland. He is accused of cracking banking computer…
Citroen becomes the latest victim of Adobe ColdFusion hackers
Tom Brewster reports: A prolific hacker gang that has breached numerous companies by exploiting Adobe software has claimed another major hit in the form of car manufacturer Citroën, the Guardian has learned. Citroën had one of its German websites hacked to include a backdoor, which is a method of bypassing normal authentication systems, and which…
UK: Update: Man Held Over Morrisons Payroll Data Breach
Sky News reports a development in the Morrisons data breach affecting up to 100,000 employees: An employee of supermarket chain Morrisons has been arrested by police investigating the theft of payroll data of up to 100,000 employees. West Yorkshire Police said a man was arrested on Monday on suspicion of making or supplying an article…
UK: West Midlands Police staff sacked for data breaches
BBC reports: Thirty staff at West Midlands Police have been investigated for a string of data protection breaches since 2009, new figures have revealed. Seven of those were dismissed without notice or resigned following the accusations, the force said. A further five were given final written warnings, while nine received management advice. Read more on…
UK: Police officers suspended in crackdown on illegal snooping
David Leask reports: Dozens of Scottish police officers are under criminal investigation in a clampdown on data breaches involving the force computer system. A total of 43 officers have been put on to restricted duties and another officer has been suspended, solely because of allegations of illegally accessing confidential information. Read more on Herald Scotland….