Juha Saarinen reports: Retailer Big W‘s website remains in browsing-only mode after a glitch meant shoppers were shown the personal information of other customers. In a notice to customers, Big W said the “technical issue” occured on Thursday November 10 between 1.50pm and 3pm. It meant “the first stage of the checkout process [was] pre-populated with the personal…
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UK: ICO fines Historical Society £500 for data breach
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The ICO has fined a historical society after a laptop containing sensitive personal data was stolen whilst a member of staff was working away from the office. The laptop, which wasn’t encrypted, contained the details of people who had donated artefacts to the society. An ICO investigation found the organisation…
Canadian casino says it was hacked, data was stolen (UPDATED)
Alastair Sharp reports: A major Canadian casino has been hit by a cyber attack in which sensitive customer, employee and vendor data was stolen, its management said on Thursday, warning there is a risk the information will be published. The Casino Rama Resort in Ontario said the hacker claimed to have stolen financial reports, patron…
Russian hackers target cash before politics
Thibault Marchand reports: Just as the scandal over alleged Russian hacking of the US Democratic Party erupted in June, police in Russia were rounding up a group known as Lurk. In the underground world of Russian hackers, a shadowland of anonymous internet forums where users exchange the latest malware, Lurk was legendary. The group, active…
UK: ICO aims at 400 online gambling companies for misuse of personal data
Alexander J. Martin reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office has penned and sent more than 400 letters to online gambling businesses it believes are using personal data to promote their websites. The exceedingly British regulator has embarked upon the exceedingly British method of expressing grievance by writing to companies and demanding they explain how they obtained…
Update: Tesco Bank refunds £2.5 million to customers after weekend’s security breach
Anthony Spadafora reports: Tesco Bank has released more details regarding the cyber attack that took control of its online accounts and led the bank to freeze all of its users online transactions. Over the weekend the bank was hit by an attack that it initially thought affected 20,000 customers. However, Tesco Bank has now revealed that…