Jane Wakefield reports: The government has introduced new legislation to protect smart devices in people’s homes from being hacked. Recent research from consumer watchdog Which? suggested homes filled with smart devices could be exposed to more than 12,000 attacks in a single week. Default passwords for internet-connected devices will be banned, and firms which do…
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Alberta Health says privacy breach possible on province’s vaccine passport website
CBC reports: The province’s vaccine record website experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday. Alberta Health says it has received reports of at least 12 users who downloaded the wrong information from the province’s COVID-19 vaccination record website on Wednesday. The record those users downloaded contained the name, date of birth and vaccine…
Swire Pacific Offshore reports cyberattack
Seen on Hellenic Shipping News: Swire Pacific Offshore (SPO) has discovered that it was the target of a cyberattack which involved unauthorised access to its IT systems. The unauthorised access has resulted in the loss of some confidential proprietary commercial information and has resulted in the loss of some personal data. The cyberattack has not…
Overview of Legislations on Cybersecurity, Personal Data Protection and Computer Misuse
The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) had collaborated with the PDPC and Singapore Police Force (SPF) to develop a handbook covering an overview of the Cybersecurity Act, Computer Misuse Act and Personal Data Protection Act. The handbook explains the three different legislations and how they work in tandem, illustrated through examples of data breaches….
Bureau Veritas hit by cyberattack on cybersecurity system
Ship Technology reports: French firm Bureau Veritas, which specialises in laboratory testing, inspection and certification services, has reported a cyberattack that affected its cybersecurity system. The security breach was detected on 20 November. As a preventive measure, the company took all its servers and data offline for a temporary period. Read more on Ship Technology.
Ph: Personal data of 22,000 S&R shopping members compromised in cyber attack
Gabriela Baron reports: The National Privacy Commission (NPC) on Wednesday, Nov. 24, said the personal data of 22,000 S&R members were compromised following a recent cyber attack. In a statement, NPC confirmed the receipt of a breach notification report on Nov. 15 from S&R Membership Shopping concerning a cyber attack “that may have compromised its…