Well, it was only a matter of time before we saw this, right? South Korean police said Thursday that North Korea was behind the latest hacking of a leading online shopping mall, which led to the leak of personal information of some 10 million customers. The remark came after police conducted a detailed probe into…
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O2 data up for sale on dark web
IBT reports that purported O2 customer data is for sale on the dark net. But the while customer data does appear to be involved, the breach was not O2’s. As Warwick Ashford reports on ComputerWeekly: O2 said its investigations into unauthorised access of some of its users’ accounts led to a reported data breach from the…
Ca: King’s counselling department breaches students’ privacy
Amy O’Kruk reports: A King’s staff member accidentally breached hundreds of students’ privacy when an email outed the list of students currently using King’s counselling department services for academic accommodation. The privacy breach happened after a King’s University College staff member emailed 451 students to remind them to book appointments at King’s Counselling and Student…
Wikileaks Put Women in Turkey in Danger, for No Reason
Zeynep Tufekci writes: Just days after a bloody coup attempt shook Turkey, Wikileaks dumped some 300,000 emails they chose to call “Erdogan emails.” In response, Turkey’s internet governance body swiftly blocked access to Wikileaks. For many, blocking Wikileaks was confirmation that the emails were damaging to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the government, revealing…
10 million customers’ data leaked from online shopping site
The Korea Herald reports: Police said Monday they are investigating a hacking case involving a leak of more than 10 million customer data from a leading South Korean online shopping mall. An unidentified suspect allegedly hacked into the server of Interpark Corp. and stole customer information, including names, addresses and phone numbers, in May, according to police….
Hongkonger who launched over 6,000 web attacks during Occupy movement gets 15 months probation
Jasmine Siu reports: A Chinese University undergraduate who launched more than 6,000 attacks on Shanghai Commercial Bank’s website in 16 seconds in response to hacker group Anonymous Asia’s appeals during the Occupy protests in 2014 was sentenced to a 15-month probation order. Fanling Court also on Monday confiscated a Mac computer belonging to Chu Tsun-wai, 20, following…