From Kable: The Department for Work and Pensions has disclosed that 124 council employees illicitly viewed personal data on its Customer Information System last year. A Freedom of Information request by GC News revealed that local authorities dismissed 26 employees during 2009-10 for breaching data security. That contrasts with research on the previous year, which found…
Category: Non-U.S.
JP: Hackers steal customer data by accessing supermarket database
Hackers stole customer data from eight online supermarkets in Japan, including Uny Co. and Neo Beat Co., in July using a hacking technique called SQL injection to access their databases, sources familiar with the matter said Friday. A source close to Neo Beat, which also operates the websites of these online supermarkets, said it believes…
Ca: Province responding to privacy breach
The provincial government is responding to another privacy breach. The personal information of 78 people was included in error in written correspondence mailed to another person. The breach involved applicants to the province’s Heating Oil Storage Tank Replacement Assistance Program. The information collected from applicants for this program includes their name, spouse’s name, Social Insurance…
DWP plugs up electronic data leaks
Kable reports: The Department for Work and Pensions has reported data leaks from paper but none from electronic devices over the year. Its resources accounts (PDF) for 2009-10 reveal that in April 2009 it lost paper documents from its offices which contained the names, dates of birth, national insurance numbers and bank details of 145…
S’pore firms prone to data theft
Kenny Chee reports: Singapore companies are too trusting with their data, and are all too willing to give out confidential information to vendors and partners. That’s according to a security expert in the United States, who says that this creates a hotbed for cybercrimes like data theft. Mr Bryan Sartin, director of investigative response at…
AU: Westfield customer details exposed in data breach
Brett Winterford reports: The details of customers that shop at Westfield Bondi Junction have been exposed on an internet site after a direct marketing email mishap on Monday night. Westfield has warned subscribers to its mailing list that customer details were visible on the web for eight hours. In a note sent to customers, Westfield…