Dan Worth reports: All businesses in the UK that store data on customers will soon have to disclose any breaches, as the European Commission looks to widen the scope of recent changes to data protection laws. Speaking at the British Bankers’ Association (BBA) Data Protection and Privacy Conference in London on Monday, European Union justice…
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Centaur website reveals guests’ personal info
Shilpa Phadnis reports: The Centaur Hotels’ website, centaurhotels.com, appears to have compromised personal information of its hotel guests, in what seems to be a case of poor internet security protocols implemented by the site. This allowed website visitors on Saturday to obtain and view details of passports, driving licences, pan numbers, credit cards, and other…
Sg: Hackers steal data from NParks portal
Teh Joo Lin reports: Hackers attacked the website of the National Parks Board (NParks) on Sunday and stole some data belonging to users. When contacted by The Straits Times, the government agency yesterday confirmed the ‘intrusion’ and said it had made a police report. The story is behind The Straits Times paywall and I don’t…
More details emerging on SEGA Pass hack
AFP has more on breach first disclosed by SEGA on Friday: Hackers have stolen the personal data of some 1.29 million customers of the Japanese game maker Sega, the company said on Sunday, in a theft via a website of its European unit. The Sega Pass website, operated by London-based Sega Europe, did not contain…
AU: UQ internet security not breached
Part of a press release from the University of Queensland: Recent claims in the media that hackers had obtained passwords for email addresses at The University of Queensland (UQ) are inaccurate. UQ’s Director of Information Technology Services, Rob Moffatt, confirmed there had not been any network security breaches at the University and none of the…
Japan to jail computer virus creators
AAP reports: Japan will punish people who create or wilfully spread computer viruses with fines and prison terms of up to three years under a new law. Under the law, enacted by parliament today, police can seize email communication logs of suspects from internet service providers, among other information. The action, which has met with…