EC: Seguros Equinoccial S.A data keaked by Vice Society On January 28, data allegedly from Seguros Equinoccial S.A. was added to Vice Society’s leak site. Seguros Equinoccial offers various kinds of life, auto, corporate, and other insurance plans to individuals, families, and businesses. Inspection of the leaked data revealed a folder called “bck” with 25…
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British Columbia: Mandatory breach reporting and privacy management program requirements now in effect for public bodies
February 1, 2023 Public bodies are now required to develop privacy management programs and report privacy breaches that could be expected to result in serious harm. The new requirements, which were among amendments to the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) enacted in November 2021, came into force today. They apply to…
UK: Former employee of Royal Automobile Club prosecuted for data protection violations
A prosecution reported by the Information Commissioner’s Office involving insider wrong-doing: A former employee of the RAC has been prosecuted for obtaining the personal data of individuals involves in road traffic collisions after 21 drivers were harassed by claims companies. Asif Iqbal Khan, 42, was fined £5,000, ordered to pay court costs of £937.40 and…
110,000 more users affected in mobile carrier LG Uplus’ data breach
Yonhap News reports: LG Uplus Corp. said Friday last month’s data breach affected a total of 290,000 users, about 110,000 more than initially suspected. On Jan. 10, the nation’s third-largest wireless carrier disclosed that personal data of 180,000 customers, including their names, birth dates and phone numbers, had been breached. Read more at Yonhap News.
Eight arrested for hacking bank accounts using ‘Nepali Keti’ app
Republica reports: Police have apprehended eight people involved in withdrawing hundreds of thousands of rupees by hacking bank accounts using an app called ‘Nepali Keti’. According to the police, the group of people used to get access to vital information of anyone who opened the app and then exploited the data to empty the bank…
Swiss prosecutors launch case over Credit Suisse dirty money data leak
Reuters reports: Swiss federal prosecutors have launched criminal proceedings targeting the perpetrators of a 2022 leak of information on thousands of Credit Suisse (CSGN.S) accounts, they said on Friday. The leak covered more than 18,000 accounts, including human rights abusers, fraudsters and businessmen subject to sanctions, thereby plunging Switzerland’s biggest bank into a dirty money scandal. Read more…