Andrew Fraser reports: A huge trove of data, containing the personal information of millions of South Africans, including property ownership, employment history, income and company directorships, has been discovered by information security researcher Troy Hunt. Hunt, the founder of HaveIbeenPwned.com, said the breach contains data of more than 30m unique South African ID numbers. The…
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South Korean Gov’t Investigating Bithumb Security Breach, World’s Largest Cryptocurrency Exchange
Joseph Young reports: Local news publications and leading media outlets in South Korea have reported that Bithumb, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, suffered a security breach that affected 30,000 users on the trading platform. Seoul Central Prosecutor’s Office for Advanced Criminal Investigation has announced that it had taken over the case and…
Poor security blamed after school surveillance images broadcast on Russian site
So yeah, I’d say this is pretty bad. Cassie Williams reports: Security protocols on surveillance cameras at a Cape Breton school remain out of date, months after images of its students were unintentionally broadcast on the internet, Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner Catherine Tully says. Tully’s report on the matter found there were “inadequate passwords and insufficient…
UK: University of East Anglia not punished over data breach
BBC reports: A university that mistakenly emailed sensitive personal information about students to hundreds of undergraduates will face no further action. Details of health problems, family bereavements and personal issues were sent by the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich to 298 students. The Information Commissioner’s Office said no regulatory action was needed. Read…
AU: Hacker codenamed in honour of ‘Alf’ from Home and Away stole sensitive data about Australian military projects
David Wroe reports: Commercially sensitive information on the $14 billion Joint Strike Fighter program, Australia’s next fleet of spy planes and several of its naval warships have been stolen by hackers who breached a Department of Defence contractor, a government official has revealed. A manager at the Australian Signals Directorate – the government’s main national…
NJ: Toms River Police Respond To Possible Data Breach
Chris Lundy has an update to a breach previously noted on this site last month. After a malfunction, some documents on a police database were potentially able to be accessed by non-police, according to a statement released by Chief Mitch Little. The incident began on Aug. 2, when it was discovered that the Computer Assisted…