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…
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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…
Personal details of thousands of UK drivers ‘are exposed in huge data breach’ as car parking app used by councils across Britain shows users other motorists’ information
Rebecca Taylor reports: Thousands of users of a parking payment app have potentially had their details shared with other customers in what is suspected to be a huge data breach. Following an app update, hundreds of customers using the RingGo parking tool found other people’s details when they logged into their own accounts. Read more…
UK: Cumbrian patients in NHS fraud text blunder
Inexplicably, the word “bumbling” springs to mind. ITV reports: An NHS scare about a text message scam targeting patients was accidentally sparked by a genuine inquiry from the health service, a spokeswoman has said. NHS England warned members of the public in Cumbria and the North East on Tuesday, about a text which requested personal…