Matthew Strong reports: Car rental and carshare platform iRent will prepare a compensation package for 400,000 clients deemed at risk from a recent leakage of private data, reports said Saturday (Feb. 4). The service, which is managed by Hotai Motor, the group manufacturing Toyota vehicles in Taiwan, was accused of having left users’ personal information…
Category: Non-U.S.
Iran crew stole Charlie Hebdo database, says Microsoft
Jessica Lyons Hardcastle reports: Microsoft believes the gang who boasted it had stolen and leaked more than 200,000 Charlie Hebdo subscribers’ personal information is none other than a Tehran-backed gang. On Friday, Redmond’s Digital Threat Analysis Center (DTAC) attributed the cyber-heist to Iran’s Neptunium, which the US Department of Justice tracks as Emennet Pasargad. The…
Julius ‘zeekill’ Kivimäki, former Lizard Squad hacker, arrested in France
Recidivism is a thing. Alexander Martin reports: Julius Kivimäki, the Finnish member of Lizard Squad — who as a teenager in 2015 was convicted on over 50,000 counts of computer crimes — has been arrested again in France. Finnish police confirmed the arrest on Friday in a press release stating the suspect is being held by…
Bits ‘n Pieces (Trozos y Piezas)
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…
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…