Waqas reports: An Israeli hacker going by the handle of Zurael_sTz has hacked the official website of Iranian Internet services provider Daba and leaked login credentials of thousands of registered users online earlier today. Zurael_sTz who has been hacking Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian sites in recent past took his latest breach to Twitter and shared 3 files containing leaked data…
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Banks on the defense following hack of 410,000 Vietnam Airlines VIP member accounts
Tuoi Tre News reports: Two Vietnamese commercial banks have taken measures to protect customers who have used their cards in transactions with Vietnam Airlines, in the wake of a breach concerning more than 400,000 membership credentials of the national flag carrier. An alleged group of Chinese hackers compromised the Vietnam Airlines system on Friday, stealing information from…
SwiftKey Leak Spreads Data Among Users
LuLu Chang reports: It’s supposed to be predicting the next word or now, emoji, that you want to use, but SwiftKey is in trouble after users discovered that bad suggestions were actually the result of a data leak. The British keyboard app that was acquired by Microsoft earlier this year is known for its approachable use of artificial intelligence…
UK: Bungling contractors throw out 500 confidential documents in Newcastle CQC office refurb blunder
Helen Whitehouse reports: Confidential documents detailing the backgrounds of hundreds of people have gone missing following an office upgrade blunder. Bungling Contractors threw out a locked filing cabinet containing up to 500 Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates for people who had applied to become registered managers and providers. The error, which happened during the…
Gatineau officers arrested in ‘criminal’ investigation for misuse of database
Megan Gillis reports: Two Gatineau police officers were arrested Friday morning and immediately suspended with pay after a criminal investigation into unauthorized use of a computer and breach of trust. The officers, one with three years of service and the other four years of service, have not been charged. Read more on Ottawa Citizen. Thanks to…
SGI catches snoop in Vonda, notifying customers of privacy breach
CBC reports: Someone in an SGI office in Vonda, Sask. has been snooping. That’s the finding of an SGI investigation after a privacy breach was discovered. The insurance company said customers are being notified. SGI said in new release that a worker at an independent motor licence issuer in the community was snooping and making random searches…