The Canadian Press reports an arrest in a case involving inappropriate access to B.C.’s PharmaNet system: An investigation was launched in February after police were notified that someone was fraudulently using information obtained through the data system. […] The province said in a release Monday that 20,500 people may have had their information viewed inappropriately, up dramatically…
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Data leak exposes details of 450,000 lottery subscribers
DutchNews.nl reports: Nearly half a million subscribers to charity lotteries have been warned that their personal details may have been compromised by a data leak. The BankGiro Loterij, Postcode Loterij and VriendenLoterij took out newspaper adverts alerting players to a security vulnerability that could give hackers access to the names, addresses and e-mail addresses of…
International Association of Athletics Federations discloses cyber attack
Brian Homewood reports: The governing body of global athletics (IAAF) said on Monday it had suffered a cyber attack which it believes has compromised information about athletes’ medical records. An IAAF statement said the hacking group known as Fancy Bear was believed to be behind the attack in February and that it targeted information concerning…
UK: How many people did Landauer hack affect?
Another breach appears to be dribbling out in bits and pieces. Antony Gedge reports that 247 staff members at Hywel Dda Health Board have been hit by a data breach at a private company that works with the NHS. Personal details including dates of birth and National Insurance numbers were stolen from the computer system at…
Government admits your Aadhaar data has been leaked
Yatish Yadav reports: If you have an Aadhaar Card and if your bank accounts and other sensitive information are linked to it, chances are that your data is no longer secure. For the first time, the Modi government has officially acknowledged that personal identity of individuals, including Aadhaar number and other sensitive information, has been…
McDonald’s Canada says 95,000 affected in careers website hack
The Canadian Press reports: McDonald’s Canada says the jobs section of its website has been hacked, compromising the personal information of about 95,000 applicants over the last three years. The company said Friday the accessed information included names, addresses, phone numbers, employment histories and other standard job application information of those who applied online between…