Records from the Barbados Revenue Authority such as property tax records and vehicle owner’s registration records are being offered for sale, but is the government even aware that personal information has been acquired and is at risk of misuse? According to a post on a well-established Russian-language forum, there are 230GB of uncompressed data that…
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New developments — and arrests — in law enforcement pursuit of LockBit
It looks like we will find out more tomorrow but law enforcement has reactivated a seized LockBit site to make more announcements:
Meta fined $101.5M for 2019 breach that exposed hundreds of millions of Facebook passwords
Natasha Lomas reports: Reset your clocks: Meta has been hit with yet another privacy penalty in Europe. On Friday, Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC) announced a reprimand and a €91 million fine — around $101.5M USD at current exchange rates — after concluding a multi-year investigation into a 2019 security breach by Facebook’s parent company. […]…
Websites exposing Aadhaar and PAN details blocked by India’s MeitY
Mint reports: The Government of India has blocked several websites that were found to be exposing sensitive personal information, including Aadhaar and PAN card details of Indian citizens. This action was taken by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY). The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has also filed an official complaint with…
Nightsleeper-style’ cyber attack hits 20 railway stations: Passengers logging on to public wi-fi at UK’s biggest transport hubs ‘are met with screen about terror attacks in Europe’
The Daily Mail reports: Nineteen major railway stations across Britain including ten in London have been hit by a major cyber attack impacting their public wi-fi systems for passengers. Network Rail confirmed London Euston, Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central were among those impacted. British Transport Police launched an investigation after travellers logging into…
Star Health sues Telegram after hacker uses app’s chatbots to leak data
Reuters reports: Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. The lawsuit comes amid growing scrutiny of Telegram globally and the arrest of its founder Pavel Durov in France last month,…