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Korean national ID numbers spring up all over Chinese Web

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Dissent

Robert Lee reports: The number of leaked Korean social security numbers available online is likely to skyrocket as a massive social network hacking attack left more than three quarters of the nation exposed. A quick search using the keywords, “Korean social security numbers,” on Baidu, a Chinese Internet search engine, showed about 1.39 million results….

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Suspected Anonymous hacker ‘had 750,000 passwords’, court hears

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Graham Cluley writes: A London court heard this morning how 18-year-old Jake Davis allegedly had the login passwords of 750,000 people on his computer when he was arrested in the Shetland Islands last week. Davis is suspected by the authorities of being “Topiary”, the public face of the Anonymous and LulzSec hacktivist groups. According to…

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AU: Hacked firms could be held responsible for privacy breaches

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Chris Merritt reports: The federal government is considering changing the law so corporate victims of criminal computer hacking can be sued over privacy breaches. This change formed part of discussions on Monday between Privacy Minister Brendan O’Connor and a lobby group that wants to subject companies and journalists to criminal penalties for privacy breaches. The…

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UK: Personal data of those who signed up for contests on The Sun stolen in last month’s hack and posted online

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Stewart Mitchell reports: Personal details of thousands of Sun readers have been posted online following the hack attack on News International last month. The paper’s parent company News International sent out warning letters to readers explaining that compromised information could have been posted online in the wake of the 19 July attack. […] “Details vary, but could…

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Kr: Nate, Cyworld users pursue class action amid identity theft fears

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Dissent

Kim Yoo-chul reports: The situation can’t get any worse for SK Communications, the operator of Cyworld and Nate, following a hacking attack that compromised the personal information of 35 million of its customers. Stock prices of the Internet unit of the telecommunications giant SK Telecom plummeted. Officials admitted that the recent data loss may taint…

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(Update) Ru: Web Stores Sued Over Data Leaks

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Dissent

Khristina Narizhnaya reports: An independent consumer rights watchdog has sued 10 of about 80 online stores whose customers’ personal information became available last week on the Internet, hoping to set a precedent for further privacy breach lawsuits. The Consumer Union of Russia wants the companies to admit that they broke the law by not preventing…

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