Catalin Cimpanu reports: Canada’s broadcasting agency has fined a company with 115,000 Canadian dollars (roughly 87,000 US dollars) for selling malware. The fine was imposed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) on Orcus Technologies, a company that sold a remote access trojan (RAT) named Orcus. Read more on ZDNet.
Category: Non-U.S.
Fashion rental company HURR Collective exposed user information through misconfigured plugin
James Walker reports: HURR Collective, a UK-based fashion rental company, has notified around 400 users of a data security incident that resulted in their email addresses being exposed, The Daily Swig has learned. A misconfigured plugin on the HURR website meant that users’ email addresses could be obtained simply by clicking ‘View Source’ on certain web pages….
UK: Ex-employee of ICT contractor jailed for Jet2 cyber attacks
A disgruntled ex-employee has been jailed after he admitted carrying out cyber attacks against Jet2 which took down their computer systems for more than 12 hours. NCA investigators proved that 27-year-old Scott Burns from Morley, Leeds, illegally accessed a domain operated by Dart Group and their subsidiary, Jet2, on two separate occasions in January 2018….
UK: Information Commissioner’s Office takes enforcement action against pharmacy
From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a London-based pharmacy £275,000 for failing to ensure the security of special category data. Doorstep Dispensaree Ltd, which supplies medicines to customers and care homes, left approximately 500,000 documents in unlocked containers at the back of its premises in Edgware. The documents included names, addresses,…
UK: Email blackmail brouhaha tears UKIP apart as High Court refuses computer seizure attempt
Gareth Corfield reports: The UK Independence Party (UKIP) has suffered a data breach after allegedly having 143 party email accounts accessed amid demands made by blackmailers, the High Court in London has been told (PDF). UKIP is suing former party leader Richard Braine, former general secretary Tony Sharp and one-time party returning officer Jeff Armstrong,…
Saudi hacker gives 19 students full grades, faces jail and millions in fine
Mariam Nabbout reports: A Saudi student hacked into his university’s system to change his classmates’ grades and is now facing legal trouble in the kingdom. This week, the country’s public prosecution recommended the young man receives a four-year jail sentence and a 3-million Saudi riyal fine ($799,804). The defendant, who studies at the King Faisal University in Hofuf,…