UPDATE and CORRECTION: DataBreaches.net received an email from a firm who claimed that a report by Bob Diachenko, whose research report had been quoted on DataBreaches.net, had incorrectly claimed that they had had a data breach. Diachenko has revised his report. In light of the correction, DataBreaches.net is deleting the excerpt from Bob’s report that originally…
Category: Non-U.S.
Rogers notifies customers their personal information may have been compromised
Aisha Malik reports: Rogers has notified customers that their personal information may have been compromised in a data breach. “On February 26, 2020, Rogers became aware that one of our external service providers had inadvertently made information available online that provided access to a database managed by that service provider,” Rogers wrote on its support…
UK: Covid-19 response forces halt to NHS cyber security checks
Nick Carding reports from the between-a-rock-and-a-hard-place dept.: Security checks to keep the NHS safe from hackers have been delayed to help managers deal with covid-19. The service has also been warrned of attempts to exploit the pandemic by online fraudsters. The six-month delay means NHS trusts do not need to complete a cybersecurity checklist until…
Montenegrin Coronavirus Patients’ Identities Exposed Online
Samir Kajosevic reports: After Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic announced on Tuesday evening that the country had its first two coronavirus cases, the patients’ identities were published by social media users. Photos of one of the patients and her family were also posted online. The ethnicities and religious beliefs of the patients were then targeted…
Koodo Mobile’s Data Breach Notification: Customer Accounts and Data Sold on Dark Web
Security Magazine reports: Koodo Mobile, a Canadian mobile flanker brand started by Telus in 2008, has announced customer data has been breached and is now being sold on various Dark Web websites. Koodo is mostly oriented toward younger customers and differs from its parent Telus by not requiring a fixed term contract. Koodo currently provides postpaid,…
ZA: Eskom’s IT systems still slow after data centre ‘incident’
ITWeb reports: Power utility Eskom’s IT systems are still slow after the parastatal suffered a data centre “incident” last week. The embattled power utility last week announced it had experienced an “incident” at its data centre, which saw the business implement business continuity plans to ensure minimal interruptions. In new a statement, the parastatal says it experienced…