Ouch. Catalin Cimpanu reports: In what many consider to be a monumental failure on the part of UK police, the ringleader of a notorious ATM skimming gang has escaped prosecutors and is believed to be hiding abroad, after being let out on bail. Despite absconding UK authorities in the middle of legal procedures, the suspect’s…
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Can Your Business be Liable for an Employee’s Intentional Data Leak?
Revision Legal has a post about insider leaks. The article starts by discussing the Morrisons case in the UK, where an employee vindictively leaked data. In a ruling that surprised many, the court held that although Morrisons was a victim of their employee, other employees who sued Morrisons could hold Morrisons liable: This creates, in…
Data breach again: Salary bill of Supplyco staff leaked on WhatsApp
Joji Simon reports: Kochi: Close on the heels of the data leak from Service and Payroll Repository of Kerala (SPARK), the database of over 5.5 lakh government employees and pensioners in the state, another serious security breach of employee database maintained by a state government department has been reported. The breach was detected in the Supplyco…
UK: Businessman ‘seeking revenge’ turned to computer hacking against company
Elwyn Roberts reports: A businessman turned computer hacker has today been warned that he faces custody. Gavin Paul Prince had previously denied five offences under the Computer Misuse Act. But today he changed his pleas to guilty and Judge David Hale described his actions as seeking revenge against a company. Prince pleaded guilty to unauthorised…
Ca: Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario plans security audit after breach of student personal information in Peterborough area
Joelle Kovach reports: The agency that co-ordinates busing for schools in the Peterborough area has arranged for a security audit after it accidentally allowed public access to a database of student contact and busing information through social media. Joel Sloggett, CAO of Student Transportation Services of Central Ontario (STSCO), said Wednesday that the personal information…
Victims of cryptocurrency hack suing Coincheck for $650 million theft
Jake Sturmer reports: Victims of one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency hacks are suing Coincheck, the Japanese company whose network was breached in a theft worth more than $650 million. Lawyers have launched proceedings against the company in the Tokyo District Court, and believe the case could turn into one of the biggest consumer rights…