Leo Kelion reports that like the Canada Revenue Agency, Mumsnet has also fallen victim to exploitation of Heartbleed: A leading UK site for parents and the Canadian tax authority have both announced they have had data stolen by hackers exploiting the Heartbleed bug. Mumsnet – which says it has 1.5 million registered members – said…
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900 social insurance numbers taken in Canada Revenue Agency security breach involving Heartbleed
Meghan Hurley reports: The social insurance numbers of 900 Canadians were swiped from the Canada Revenue Agency website after its Internet software was compromised by the so-called Heartbleed computer bug. Andrew Treusch, the commissioner of the Canada Revenue Agency, said in a statement the CRA has worked around the clock to implement a “patch” for…
AU: ACCC admits to personal data breach
Hannah Francis reports: The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has apologised for a privacy breach after it left an unknown quantity of personal email addresses accessible online. The ACCC said the addresses of subscribers to its information alert services for the Recalls Australia, Product Safety Australia, SCAMwatch and ACCC Public Registers websites were “inadvertently made…
KR: Another 100,000 customers have their credit card information leaked (updated)
The security problems for credit card users in South Korea continues to take a toll on consumers and the country’s credit card industry. Yonhap News Agency is reporting yet another data leak involving credit card firms. This time, it’s reportedly 100,000 people who use Shinhan, Kookmin, NongHyup credit cards and Kwangju Bank. This is not the…
Reports of data protection breaches doubled for Welsh councils last year — BBC
BBC reports that Welsh councils had twice as many breaches in 2013 as they did in 2012. Here are their findings from the results of their FOI request: Cardiff council recorded 14 breaches including financial information about 15 employees was given to third parties and information being stolen from an employee’s car, who was later disciplined….
Canada Revenue Agency shuts down web services over Heartbleed
OTTAWA – The Canada Revenue Agency says it has temporarily cut off public access to its electronic services over security concerns. The agency says it shut down access to protect the security of taxpayer information. Read more on The Spec. The full text of the statement on CRA’s web site: Statement from the Canada Revenue…