Datboy Jerry writes: A member of a syndicate who was arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has admitted that they erected a radio mast to hack the Virtual Private Network of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The syndicate, which includes a proprietor of…
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MVD database compromised: Vehicle registration details leaked
Thiruvananthapuram: In a major security breach, the official database maintained by the Motor Vehicles Department in Kerala has apparently been compromised. The details on the website, access to which is regulated to official circles, has been published by a by a private company on their website. Read more on Mathrubhumi.com. To help you: 20 crore…
UK: Fertility patient data breach fine would have been much higher under GDPR
John Bryan uses a recent monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office to contrast what might happen to fines under the GDPR. Fertility patients being treated at the Lister Hospital, part of the US-based HCA Healthcare group, discovered in April 2015 that transcripts of their confidential patient-doctor conversations were publicly available on the world wide web….
China arrests over 4,200 for personal information fraud in 2016
Xinhua reports: Chinese police caught over 4,200 suspects for theft of personal information in 2016, with over 1,800 cases solved, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS). The police also managed to track more than 30 billion stolen personal information items last year, while nearly 100 of the suspects were hackers. Read more on…
Great news Australia: We’ve had our first metadata breach
Claire Reilly and Luke Lancaster report: Chalk this one up for the security record books under the chapter titled, “We told you so.” Australia has its first (reported) metadata breach. And it came at the hands of an Australian Federal Police officer. The AFP today revealed one of its officers “illegally” accessed the metadata of…
Sg: National University of Singapore educates students on protecting their information
Channel NewsAsia reports: The National University of Singapore (NUS) has to put in place an e-training module for all its students on personal data protection, after it emerged that the personal particulars of 143 student volunteers were breached in 2016. In a press statement on Friday (Apr 28), an NUS spokesperson said a URL link…