Sophia Yang reports on some politically motivated hacking: The Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) official website was attacked by Chinese hackers early Tuesday morning, and the website was replaced with pictures and words reading “Chinese netizens are supporting Tsai Ing-wen to run for re-election” in simplified Chinese characters. DPP spokesperson Kolas Yotaka said on Tuesday noon that the cyber…
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Aadhar data leaked from Telangana government website
This report will almost certainly be followed by some statement from the Indian government about how Aadhar data is secure… Ashish Pandey reports: A college drop out in a remote corner of Telangana has sent shock waves in the state government. P Santosh Kumar, who didn’t complete his BSc degree, managed to illegally download Aadhar…
TypeForm breach affects Travelodge guests, too (Updated)
Alessandro Carrara reports: Budget hotel chain Travelodge has been hit by a security breach which allowed an unauthorised third party to steal guest names and emails. Travelodge was notified by Typeform, a company which manages customer surveys and competitions, that it had been the victim of a data security incident which affected Travelodge customer information…
Costa Coffee Applicant Details Hacked in PageUp Breach
Ed Targett reports: The personal details of Costa Coffee and Premier Inn job applicants have been stolen after a data breach of owner Whitbread’s online recruitment system, run by Australia’s PageUp, the company confirmed today. Bedfordshire-headquartered multinational Whitbread was hit after PageUp was hacked last month, in an incident that exposed the details of current…
Fortnum & Mason shoppers’ details stolen in Typeform’s data breach
Natasha Bernal reports: Fortnum & Mason has admitted that thousands of customers have had their personal data stolen in a cyber attack on the upmarket grocer. The retailer said that around 23,000 of its shoppers had seen their names, email addresses and home addresses, as well as social media handles, compromised by hackers. The breach occurred…
Mysterious Algonquin College cyber attack could affect thousands
Kelly Egan reports: Even weeks after its discovery, Algonquin College is still not sure how many current and former students and employees are affected by a cyber attack that breached data banks. However, a news release on Friday suggested thousands could be impacted after one of the college’s servers was “compromised” by a hacker. It…