Sam Varghese reports: Customers of Dutch clothing company OppoSuits have been warned to monitor their credit card accounts after the firm reported that malware planted on its website could have stolen the details of customers who made purchases from its Australian, Canadian, EU and UK websites. In a statement on Monday (Tuesday Australian time), the…
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Credit card stealing malware on Canada’s 1-800-FLOWERS website went undetected for four years
Zack Whittaker reports: It’s going to take more than a bunch of posies to make up for this one. The Canadian branch of 1-800-FLOWERS revealed in a filing with the California attorney general’s office that malware on its website had siphoned off customers’ credit cards over a four-year period. Four years. Let that sink in….
Channel Ship Services hacked by TheDarkOverlord; has maritime security been compromised?
When TheDarkOverlord hacked Channel Ship Services, they not only acquired personal data that could be misused for fraud, but they claim they also acquired information that can jeopardize maritime security. According to Jersey-based Channel Ship Services’ website, CSS Limited provides highly qualified permanent and contract specialist personnel to the global offshore industry. Those personnel have recently…
UK: Former headteacher prosecuted for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal information
A former headteacher has been fined in court for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked. Darren Harrison of Twickenham, obtained the information from two primary schools were he had worked, and uploaded it to his then current school’s server. As he had no lawful reason to process the personal…
Over 20,000 PCs infected with new ransomware strain in China
Catalin Cimpanu reports: Over 20,000 Chinese users have had their Windows PCs infected with a new strain of ransomware that encrypts their files and demands a 110 yuan (~$16) ransom. The ransomware is exclusively targeting the Chinese internet space, and there’s no threat to international users, at least yet. Read more on ZDNet.
AU: Commonwealth Bank customers’ medical data exposed in potential privacy breach
Dan Oakes reports: The Commonwealth Bank is urgently investigating a potential data breach that may have given its staff access to customers’ sensitive medical information. The issue was discovered around late July as the bank made preparations for the $3.8 billion sale of its insurance arm, CommInsure, to the AIA group. Medical information supplied by…