Sabelo Skiti reports: Two of the country’s largest consumer credit reporting agencies, TransUnion and Experian, may have been hit by a fresh data hack, potentially exposing the financial and personal data of South Africans to risk. The hackers, the Brazil-based N4ughtySecTU Group, which has hacked TransUnion before, had again bypassed the organisation’s firewalls and security…
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China Cybersecurity and Data Protection Regulations – 2023 Recap and 2024 Outlook
Arendse Huld writes: China has been expanding its legal framework for cybersecurity and data protection in recent years, with further advancements seen in 2023. This year witnessed the refinement of legal requirements governing the procedures to export personal information (PI), bringing further clarity to the responsibilities and accountabilities of companies. At the same time, 2023…
Ransomware Attack Delays Medical Care, Residents Seek Alternatives
In the wake of the attack on TransForm that affected southwest Ontario hospitals, some patients still have to seek care elsewhere. Sandeep Kunchikor reports: Amherstburg, Ontario resident Jennifer Duguay recently experienced a shocking denial of medical care. After being referred for an urgent biopsy for a potential case of inflammatory breast cancer, Duguay was told…
Sg: 665,000 MBS members data leak: Govt to investigate if there was ‘significant harm’
Khine Zin Htet reports: On Nov. 7, 2023, MBS announced a breach of the personal data of 665,000 Marina Bay Sands (MBS) LifeStyle reward members by an “unknown third party” on Oct. 19 and 20, 2023. Following that, the government addressed the data breach during a parliamentary sitting held on Nov. 22. […] MBS discovered…
Decade-long data leak raises serious concerns with NTT group
An editorial in The Asahi Shimbun begins: A prolonged, systemic failure in data security management resulted in a 10-year leak of personal information in about 9 million cases stored at a subsidiary of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West). The leak reflects a significant lapse in the company’s protective measures and a stark…
British Library: Employee data leaked in cyber attack
Yasmin Rufo reports: The British Library has confirmed that a cyber attack in October has led to a leak of employee data. The attack, which took place on 31 October, has also resulted in the library’s website being down for almost a month. The Rhysida ransomware group claim to be behind the attack, and say…