Antara News reports an update to a breach that first came to light when a data broker listed the data for sale on RaidForums. The Ministry of Communication and Informatics (Kominfo) currently continues to trace the reason behind the alleged hacking of a database containing information of the country’s COVID-19 patients that was circulated in…
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PH: Digital rights advocates warn of FaceApp’s security breach amid terror bill
Reinette Tarinay reports: Amid the looming passage of the anti-terror bill, digital rights advocates warned netizens against using FaceApp. In a statement, Computer Professionals’ Union (CPU) said that FaceApp comes with ‘several risks and dangers’ especially since its popularity surged after Facebook’s alarming issue of duplicate accounts as well as the government’s awful try on…
Woman who deliberately deleted firm’s Dropbox is sentenced
Graham Cluley writes: 58-year-old Danielle Bulley may not look like your typical cybercriminal, but the act of revenge she committed against a company had just as much impact as a conventional hacker breaking into a business’s servers and causing havoc. As North Yorkshire police report, Bulley has been successfully prosecuted under the UK’s Computer Misuse Act…
Just Eat customers’ details dumped in Cleveleys alley as data watchdog warns of GDPR breach
Rebecca Beardmore reports: Dozens of takeaway receipts showing customers’ personal addresses were dumped in a Cleveleys alleyway, sparking an investigation. The Just Eat tickets, which showed full names and addresses, were fly-tipped in the Beach Road alley. It sparked concern from local councillors and the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), which said it was a breach…
PH: Cebu Normal University suspends subdomain after anonymous website hack
John Tan Sitchon reports: Subdomains of the Cebu Normal University (CNU) website, particularly the Library and Journal for Higher Education (JHE), were hacked by unknown entities on Wednesday, June 17. CNU released a statement about the incident through its Facebook page on Friday, June 19, causing students to worry about their personal data. Read more on Rappler. …
China launches cyber attacks on government websites and banks following India massacre
Grace Macrae reports: China has opened another front against India with sustained cyber attacks targeting government websites and banking systems. The Chinese DDOS (distributed denial of service) attacks have targeted information websites and the country’s financial payments system. DDOS attacks are malicious attempts to overwhelm a network by flooding it with artificially created internet traffic….