Paul Kunert reports: Two former workers at roadside assistance provider RAC were this week given suspended sentences after illegally copying and selling tens of thousands of lines of personal data on people involved in accidents. Debbie Okparavero, 61, of Salford, and Maliha Islam, 51, of Manchester, had worked as customer services specialists at RAC’s call…
Category: Non-U.S.
Cyber resilience act: Council adopts new law on security requirements for digital products
This is big. From the Council of the EU: The Council adopted today a new law on cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements with a view to ensuring that products, such as connected home cameras, fridges, TVs, and toys, are safe before they are placed on the market (cyber resilience act). The new regulation…
Qatar Financial Centre issues company $150,000 fine for data breach
Asmahan Qarjouli reports: The Qatar Financial Centre’s (QFC) Data Protection Office (DPO) has issued a $150,000 fine on a company under its license following a data breach that enabled access to personal data. The measures, the first of their kind in Doha, were taken by DPO on Tuesday following an investigation that detected breaches of…
Australia Introduces First Standalone Cybersecurity Law
James Coker reports: The Australian government has introduced the country’s first standalone cybersecurity law to Parliament. The new legislation aims to better protect citizens and organizations against a heightened geopolitical and cyber threat environment. The Cyber Security Bill 2024 covers a range of areas, including mandating minimum cybersecurity standards for IoT devices and mandatory ransomware reporting for critical infrastructure…
Ukrainian court sentences hackers who carried out over 5,000 cyberattacks for Russia
Dmytro Basmat reports: Ukrainian court has sentenced in absentia two members of the Russian security service-backed (FSB) hacker group “Armageddon” for having carried out more than 5,000 cyberattacks against Ukrainian institutions and critical infrastructure, Ukraine’s State Security Service (SBU) said on Oct. 8. Russian hackers have regularly targeted various Ukrainian government institutions as well as businesses with…
British man, 20, appears in court in Rotterdam in dark web probe
Dutch News reports: A 20-year-old Englishman appeared in court in Rotterdam on Tuesday for his role in setting up and running a dark web marketplace named Bohemia. Finlay H, who was just 17 when he became embroiled in the website, was arrested at Schiphol airport this summer. He was in court for a procedural hearing…