Allie Coyne reports: Freight giant Toll has been given permission to access and inspect eight USB devices it thinks might have been used by an ex-employee to pinch sensitive corporate files. Earlier this month Toll applied for preliminary discovery of USB devices owned by a former national sales manager for its NQX freight forwarding and…
Category: Non-U.S.
JP: GMO Payment Gateway submits report with Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry over data leakage
Maria Nikolova reports: More than a month has passed since Japanese provider of payment processing services GMO Payment Gateway Inc confirmed that personal data leakage that had affected the websites of two of its clients – the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Japan Housing Finance Agency. […] At the end of last week, GMO Payment Gateway…
Singtel vendor Tech Mahindra fined $10k for data breach
Irene Tham reports: Singapore’s privacy watchdog has fined India-based Tech Mahindra $10,000 for failing to protect the personal details of 2.78 million Singtel customers from unauthorised changes, which inadvertently caused the personal data of one customer to be leaked online. The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) started investigating Singtel and its technology vendor Tech Mahindra…
Showpo settles data ‘theft’ allegations against Black Swallow for $60,000
Jessica Sier reports: Online retailers Showpo and Black Swallow have settled their data breach dispute, after Showpo alleged one of its former graphic designers downloaded the company’s entire customer database and passed it on to her new employers at Black Swallow. Sydney-based Black Swallow has been ordered to pay $60,000 to Showpo in instalments over…
AU privacy commissioner calls for investigation after Service NSW photo card privacy breach
Georgina Mitchell reports: The NSW privacy commissioner has called for a thorough investigation after thousands of photo ID cards, including gun licences, were mistakenly sent to the wrong people in a “significant” security breach. A total of 2693 cards were sent to the wrong people earlier this month. Among the documents mailed out were 2000 driver’s licences,…
Upmarket Sydney hotel targeted by cybercriminals
The hospitality sector continues to be an attractive target for criminals. 9News in Australia reports: … guests at the Seasons Hotel at Sydney’s Darling Harbour likely had their personal information stolen around March 21, according to NSW Police. Dozens of guest registration forms – which feature photocopies of passports, driver’s licences and other forms of…