Reuters reports: Hackers who stole ¥58 billion ($532 million) worth of cryptocurrency from the Coincheck exchange last week are trying to move the stolen “XEM” coins, the foundation behind the digital currency said on Tuesday. NEM Foundation, creators of the XEM cryptocurrency, have traced the stolen coins to an unidentified account, and the account owner…
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AU: Self-confessed’ hacker faces court over alleged theft of 33 GoGet rides
David Chau and Kathleen Calderwood report: The man accused of accessing the customer database of online car-sharing company GoGet is a “self-confessed” computer hacker, a court has heard. NSW Police have arrested a 37-year-old Illawarra man for allegedly hacking into the database of GoGet. Police allege the man illegally accessed and downloaded customer information on…
Ca: Queen’s students affected by McMaster security breach
Iain Sherriff-Scott reports: After a cyber intrusion at McMaster University in November, some Queen’s students have been notified their admissions information may have been compromised. In a letter sent from Melissa Pool of McMaster’s University Registrar to several Queen’s students who had previously applied to the University, Pool explained, “an unauthorized individual accessed a secured…
Ontario Progressive Conservative Party database hacked: Sources
CP24 reports that the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party’s internal database was locked up by a ransomware attack in early November. The incident is first being acknowledged now, it seems. The database contains the names, phone numbers and other personal information of over a million eligible voters in the province, as well as party supporters, donors…
Ca: Islanders flock to agency stores during Saturday liquor store shutdown
Sarah MacMillan reports: Islanders looking for libations for their weekend plans flocked to agency liquor stores Saturday while all corporate Liquor Control Commission (LCC) stores were closed due to computer issues that shut down all point of sales systems. At Mel’s on St. Peters Road in Charlottetown, a staff member ushered in groups of people who waited…
UK: Former civil servant suing government department after ‘highly sensitive’ medical information reportedly revealed in email
Neal Keeling reports: A former civil servant is suing the government department where he worked after ‘highly sensitive’ medical information about him was reportedly revealed to a dozen colleagues in an email. Lawyers for Aftab Marchant have issued High Court proceedings against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and are seeking damages of up…