Wes Hosking reports: At least two credit card merchants in Victoria have had data hacked, with fraudsters racking up huge bills overseas. Australian Federal Police were investigating as banks yesterday moved to assure customers illegal transactions would be refunded. The Warrandyte Supa IGA supermarket is among retailers caught up in the drama, and suspect Eftpos…
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Hana SK Card joins the ranks of South Korean firms suffering data leaks
Kang Seung-woo reports: A succession of data leaks are besieging local credit card issuers as the latest version of online security breach has taken place at Hana SK Card. The continuous irregularities are keeping customers on their toes amid mounting worries about faulty online security. According to the card issuer, its telemarketing employee leaked not…
UK: Worker sacked in data breach
A Blackpool Coastal Housing worker was sacked after a serious breach of security left confidential tenants data at risk. Fuming Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) residents contacted The Gazette after the details of more than 80 tenants – some living in sheltered accommodation – were taken away on a computer memory stick. The female BCH worker…
Dumfries and Galloway data leak inquiry finds failing
An inquiry has found “systematic failings” to blame for an error which saw the personal data of hundreds of council workers being published online. The information was released by Dumfries and Galloway Council which has already made an unreserved apology. The mistake saw names, dates of birth and salary details of nearly 900 employees put…
Beijing Police Detain Couple for Illegal Personal Information Trading
From CRI: Beijing police said Monday that they have detained a couple who were found to be illegally trading large amounts of personal information on the Internet. The couple, who run an “information consulting” company in the city’s Fengtai District, were found to be in possession of a computer with a large database of personal…
UK: Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust loses CD with 1.6 million patients’ information
A small notice/entry on the Information Commissioner’s Office site yesterday: An Undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust. This follows the loss of a CD containing personal data during a move of office premises. View the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust…