Sara D.N. Babich of McCarthy Tétrault LLP has a commentary on employer liability for employee wrongdoing under Canadian law. Her analysis includes discussion of the recent UK decision in the Morrisons data breach case. Here’s how Babich’s article begins: Although there has not yet been a definitive answer to this question in Canada, based on recent…
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Private data on Gloucestershire hospital patients transferred to America by mistake
Matt Discombe reports: Private patient data held by Gloucestershire hospitals was mistakenly uploaded to a server in the USA due to problems with its new electronic record system. Information on 56 patients held by Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust had been erroneously copied onto the server in October. The records, which included ‘identifiable sensitive data’…
Iranian Hackers Have Set Up a News Outlet to Court Possible Targets, Security Firm Says
CTech reports: An Iranian cyber espionage group known as Charming Kitten is believed to be behind a campaign targeting academic researchers, human rights activists, media outlets and political advisors focusing on Iran, according to a report published earlier this week by Israel-based threat intelligence company ClearSky Cyber Security. The group has also set up a…
‘Cyber heist’: 600 bank accounts hacked for Rs 10million
It’s hard to tell, but it sounds like skimmers were involved in this one? Dunya News reports: Cyber hackers have stolen at least Rs 10million in a development that was reported Monday from some 600 bank accounts of multiple banks. One of the victims of the hack, Habib Bank has informed State Bank of Pakistan…
Morrisons’ data leak could see thousands of workers given payout
Jan Colley, Simon Smith, and Gareth Bartlett report: Staff at Morrisons could be about to receive a massive payout after their personal details were posted on the internet. A huge data leak by the supermarket giant has allowed a claim by thousands of workers. They are seeking compensation for the upset and distress caused and…
Leader of Russian computer hacker gang who stole £2m from British firms’ bank accounts jailed for nine years
Darren Boyle reports: A Russian man who ran a sophisticated computer hacking network which stole at least £2 million from the bank accounts of UK businesses has been jailed for nine years. Vugar Mollachiev, 37, of Berkeley Gardens, north London, was sentenced to nine years imprisonment at Southwark Crown Court for conspiracy to defraud and…