AFP reports: Singapore will “spare no effort” to hunt down hackers from activist group Anonymous who last week threatened to wage a cyber war against the government, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said Wednesday. Read more on Rappler.com
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Who’s running^^^^^^^ ruining the store?
On October 22, Global Times reported: YTO Express, one of China’s largest express delivery companies, has been unable to stop employees from selling customer information to online dealers, despite its ongoing efforts to stamp out the practice, a company spokesman said Tuesday. The company’s admission illustrates the difficulty that the express delivery industry has had…
Breaches have consequences, Wednesday edition
Chandra R Srikanth reports: Nasdaq-listed outsourcing firm EXL Services has lost a key client due to breach of confidential client data by a few of its employees, a development that will impact its revenues and raise larger questions on data security. […] EXL further said that Travelers was ending the contract because it failed to comply with…
SuperValu warns customers of data breach (update 4 with numbers, Stena Line, other countries also affected, statement from Loyaltybuild)
Conor Pope reports: SuperValu has been forced to contact thousands of customers who have bought its “getaway breaks” after a security breach at the company that oversees the scheme left sensitive financial data potentially compromised. The “getaway breaks” vouchers are a key loyalty reward programme run by the US-owned company Loyaltybuild, which is based in Co…
Peoples Trust Company hacked; Bank arranges for credit alert flags on customers’ accounts for 6 years
Someone kindly alerted me to a breach involving Peoples Trust Company in Canada. Here is the text of a notification letter they sent out, as provided by one of the recipients (hence, DataBreaches.net can assure its complete authenticity/accuracy): October 25th, 2013 RE: Important Notice Regarding Your Personal Information Dear First Name Last Name, As is…
Finnish Government Hit With ‘Serious’ Data Breach
Angela Moscaritolo reports: The Finnish government has confirmed it suffered a “serious data security violation,” which was reportedly carried out over a period of four years and allowed hackers to pilfer unspecified amounts of data. The breach affected the Finnish Foreign Service Internet network, which contains information and data “of the lowest classification level,” according…