Hetzner’s konsoleH platform has been hacked, exposing customer details, FTP passwords, domain names, and banking details. […] Hetzner said the hackers used an SQL injection vulnerability to gain access to its konsoleH Control Panel database. The vulnerability has since been fixed. “While your konsoleH admin password has not been compromised, we have proactively updated your…
Category: Non-U.S.
VEC discovers personal details of about 21,000 Victorian voters accidentally published online
Monique Hore reports: Thousands of Bayside residents’ names and addresses have been broadcast online in an electoral roll privacy breach. The Victorian Electoral Commission discovered in May that the details of about 21,000 voters in the 2015 Bayside council election could be found online, including the names and addresses of 28 people who have since become…
Ca: Privacy breach at Hay River clinic prompts discovery of 41 ‘irregularities’ with patient files
CBC News reports: The N.W.T. Health department says another privacy breach has occurred at a territorial health care facility — this time at a medical clinic in Hay River. As a result, it’s commencing a review of patient files. In a news release, the department says an internal audit was conducted by the Hay River Health…
Update: 46.2 Million Malaysian Mobile Phone Numbers Leaked From 2014 Data Breach
Vijandren writes: Following up on our report on 19th October, we can now confirm that roughly 46.2 million mobile phone numbers from Malaysian telcos and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) have been leaked online. The leak includes postpaid and prepaid numbers, customer details, addresses as well as sim card information – including unique IMEI and IMSI numbers….
Ca: Patients of marijuana dispensary upset after personal information shared in email
Jacquie Miller reports: The owner of a medical marijuana dispensary in Gloucester has apologized after emails were accidentally sent to 24 patients that revealed the names and addresses of all the store’s customers. “Some people were obviously upset, for good reason,” said Charlie Cloutier, owner of Greenworks Medicinal on Canotek Road. Staff phoned all the…
Reserve Bank of India Fines Yes Bank $1 Million for Tardy Breach Reporting
Suparna Goswami reports: The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a $1 million (U.S.) penalty on Yes Bank for failing to promptly notify the central bank of a 2016 data breach of its ATM network. This is reportedly the first such penalty imposed on a bank. OK, this was a breach of the Yes Bank…