KBS reports that Seoul police are investigating a “possible massive leak” of data of local credit and debit cards. Police said on Monday that they seized two external hard drives from a suspect surnamed Lee, who allegedly attempted to hack into the computer network of a local commercial bank last year. The seized hard drives…
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In: Software firm files complaint against six staffers for Rs 40L data theft
Ahmedabad Mirror reports that Suresh Prajapati, 48, filed a complaint of theft against six employees working at his firm for stealing software, data and source code and selling it to other companies. Read more on Ahmedabad Mirror. The paper reports that the complaint alleges that the firm, Dev ERP Solutions, suffered losses of Rs 40…
Lessons learned from the ANPR data leak that shook Britain
Ax Sharma reports: On April 28, 2020, The Register reported the massive Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) system used by the Sheffield government authorities was leaking some 8.6 million driver records. An online ANPR dashboard responsible for managing the cameras, tracking license plate numbers and viewing vehicle images was left exposed on the internet, without any password or…
Greece hires 80 new hackers as cyberwar with Turkey intensifies
Paul Antonopoulos reports: Greece’s National Intelligence Service has hired 80 new hackers at a time when the cyberwar with Turkish hackers has intensified, Ethnos reported. The last time hackers were recruited was in 2009, but now “new blood” is considered necessary for the renewal of staff. In January, Turkish hackers breached security systems and hacked the websites…
ZA: Postbank to replace 12m bank cards after security breach
ITWeb reports: The Postbank is having to replace about 12 million bank cards at a cost of R1 billion after a major security breach that exposes the personal data of millions of social grant beneficiaries and other account holders, Sunday Times reports. The report says the breach resulted from the printing of the bank’s encrypted master…
Law-enforcement investigating possible leak of data of Armenia’s coronavirus patients
Siranush Ghazanchyan of Public Radio of Armenia reports that Armenian law enforcement is investigating reports on leaked data of coronavirus patients and their contacts. Information security and media expert Samvel Martirosyan said earlier that Azerbaijani hackers had published data of about 3,500 Armenian citizens (people infected with Covid-19 and their contacts). Like many countries, Armenia…