Ulmer Jamshaid reports: Russia’s Sberbank refuted in comments to Sputnik on Thursday reports that about one million rows of client data had been leaked in a new incident of an alleged breach. On Wednesday, Russian newspaper Kommersant reported that the personal data of Sberbank clients had reappeared on the black market, including their passport details,…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: Tech start-up apologizes to students after potential data breach
Bianka Farmakis reports: Online events promotions company Get has apologised for potentially exposing the names, phone numbers and email addresses of up to 50,000 Australian university students in a data breach. Read more on 9News.
Major German manufacturer still down a week after getting hit by ransomware
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Pilz, one of the world’s largest producers of automation tools, has been down for more than a week after suffering a ransomware infection. “Since Sunday, October 13, 2019, all servers and PC workstations, including the company’s communication, have been affected worldwide,” the Germany-based company wrote on its website. Read more on ZDNet.
UK: Ex-Met detective loses court battle over payout for data breach
Diane Taylor reports: A former Metropolitan police detective who successfully sued the force for wrongly using its powers to investigate her has lost her eight-year court battle to hold the police to account. Andrea Brown said after a new ruling against her she might become homeless paying the police’s costs. “It can’t be right that the police…
UK: Warning issued in Home Group data threat
Gareth Cavanagh reports: Customers’ private details have potentially been compromised after a housing group suffered a data leak. Home Group, which has properties across the county, contacted some customers to warn them that their data was affected. Read more on Time and Star.
UKIP leader suspended over data theft allegations
BBC reports: UKIP has suspended its leader and three other members after they were accused of stealing data from the party. An email to all members from chairman Kirstan Herriot said she was “forced to take serious action” against Richard Braine, Tony Sharp, Jeff Armstrong and Mark Dent. This included reporting them to Action Fraud…