Chris Keall reports: The Reserve Bank was kept in the dark for a crucial five days about a December data breach, Governor Adrian Orr says – contradicting its technology partner’s version of events. The incident – which saw sensitive data stolen – involved a file-sharing service run by US company Accellion. Read more on NZ…
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Brazilian Data Protection Authority Publishes Regulatory Strategy for 2021 – 2023
Hunton Andrews Kurth writes: On January 28, 2021, international Data Privacy Day, the newly formed Brazilian data protection authority (Agência Nacional de Proteção de Dados, the “ANPD”) published its regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 and work plan for 2021-2022 (in Portuguese). The ANPD’s regulatory strategy for 2021-2023 sets forth the agency’s vision for becoming a reference, nationally and internationally, with respect to…
Taiwan Mobile operator’s security breach hits headlines
Arthur Shay of Shay & Shay writes: On 15 January 2021 the National Communications Commission (NCC) issued an official order of recall against Taiwan Mobile, one of the country’s top three mobile operators. The order concerned Taiwan Mobile’s self-branded smartphone (the Amazing A32), which had been supplied by a Chinese company and was sold to…
Experian says it is investigating if involved in Brazil data breach
Muvija M reports that the owner of a massive database with information on millions of Brazilians is still undetermined and under investigation: Credit data firm Experian said on Monday it was continuing to investigate whether the personal data of millions of people in Brazil that was found to be illegally offered for sale online could…
DE: Netcom-Kassel announces breach
Seen on Netcom-Kassel (translation): Information according to Paragraph 109a TKG, 34 GDPR on a security incident (status: 05.02.2021) On Monday, January 18, 2021, the Netcom Kassel Gesellschaft für Telekommunikation mbH was the target of a hacker attack. Some of the general IT systems were affected by the attack, which is why they are currently only…
BE: Cyber attack on Sacred Heart Hospital Mol: no patients at risk, but administration back on paper
vrtNWS reports (translation): The Sacred Heart Hospital in Mol has been hit by a cyber attack. Criminals have managed to smuggle viruses into the hospital’s IT system, presumably via email. No data has been stolen, so the patients’ medical information has not been leaked, but the viruses have shut down many systems. Read more on vrtNWS….