Sam Blackledge reports: Plymouth University lawyers are investigating a serious data protection breach which saw the salaries of more than 240 senior staff leaked. A confidential spreadsheet was sent to an incorrect e-mail address in error back in June 2015. The incident was reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office at the time, and no further…
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Greater Manchester Police fined after victim interview videos go missing
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: Greater Manchester Police has been fined £150,000 after three DVDs containing footage of interviews with victims of violent or sexual crimes got lost in the post. The force sent the unencrypted DVDs to the Serious Crime Analysis Section (SCAS) of the National Crime Agency by recorded delivery but they were…
“They’re back:” Grey Eagle Casino hackers dump more data
Back in January, this site reported that Grey Eagle Resort & Casino in Calgary had been hacked and some personal employee data had been dumped. At the time, the hackers threatened to dump more data. The casino never responded to multiple inquiries from this site about the breach, but did confirm it to Global News. No explanation…
UK: Online retailer left customers’ financial details vulnerable to cyber attack
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: An online building products supplier has been fined £55,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the firm failed to protect its customers’ personal information. Construction Materials Online Ltd (CMO) was unaware its website contained a coding error which left it vulnerable to attack. On 6 May 2014 an attacker…
Student info potentially compromised after Victoria University data breach
Students and staff of Wellington’s Victoria University have been warned their usernames and passwords may have been compromised following a data breach. The National Cyber Security Centre and security consultants are assessing the breach after the university warned students to change their passwords on Tuesday. University chief operating officer Mark Loveard said students and staff had been…
Lithuania: Cybercriminals Blackmail Plastic Surgery Clinic with Stolen Photos
Šarūnas Černiauskas reports: Cybercriminals who stole personal records and photos of patients from the data system of a Lithuanian plastic surgery clinic – including those of national and foreign celebrities – have put them up for sale. The perpetrators put the Grožio Chirurgija data online, at a Dark Web website and are selling them for…