Two former employees of UK mobile operator T-Mobile who illegally stole and sold select customer data from the company in 2008 have today been ordered to pay a total of £73,700 in fines and confiscation costs as part of a hearing at Chester Crown Court. David Turley and Darren Hames pleaded guilty to offences under…
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MY: 1pengguna site hit by security breach, 2,000 accounts exposed (updated)
Shannon Teoh reports: KUALA LUMPUR, June 10 — The government’s brand new price check portal has been hit by a security breach, allowing hackers to obtain details such as email addresses and contact information of over 2,000 registered users which security experts say can be used to steal financial data in a roundabout way. The…
AU: Computer with 66,000 records at Australian Institute of Company Directors stolen
Fran Foo reports: The information of 66,000 Australian Institute of Company Directors members and clients has been stolen following the theft of a single computer. This includes the personal information of 28,000 members such as names, addresses, phone numbers, date of birth and member number. Members range from some of Australia’s largest public and private…
AU: Merchant under fire in bank data breach affair speaks out
Charis Palmer reports: After weeks of speculation surrounding the identity of ‘the merchant’ at the centre of May’s bank data breach which resulted in thousands of credit card cancellations, the head of online retailer Crazy Sales has moved to fend off rumours. No one can prove 100 per cent that it’s Crazy Sales, said David…
UK: ICO issues monetary penalty of £120,000 to Surrey Council over misdirected emails
Three strikes and you’re out, it seems. The Information Commissioner’s Office has just issued a monetary fine to Surrey Council after repeated instances of misdirected e-mails containing personal information. From the press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today served Surrey County Council with a monetary penalty of £120,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection…
UK: Council FOI boob
Dumfries and Galloway Council employees have had confidential information, including their names and details of their salaries, made public on a website after a Freedom of Information request slip up. The local authority has apologised to those affected and are taking measures to prevent a repeat. A council spokesman said: “ A Freedom of Information…