Nicholas Cheng reports: Malaysia’s national cybersecurity agency said it detected intrusions in several local servers for years and issued advisories to victims but ignorance was still making them easy targets for hackers. It was found that over 2,100 servers have been compromised and their access sold to hackers for as low as RM29 (US$6) up…
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Ca: Gatineau constable fired for looking up former friends in police database
A Canadian reader sends this item along: A Gatineau police officer has been fired after she pleaded guilty in April to illegally accessing police databases to look up personal information on three people following a falling out with a friend. Const. Chantal Lacroix was a 22-year veteran with the Gatineau Police Service, which confirmed her…
IE: Police officer cleared of leaking personal details used in virtual reality dispute
Nothing happened, move along? The Irish News reports: A police officer has been cleared of allegations that she disclosed sensitive personal information which was then posted by a player of an online virtual reality game. A man who plays the game Ingress alleged that the officer disclosed personal information about him to a rival player, who…
Mossack Fonseca worker arrested in Switzerland
Juliette Garside reports: An IT worker at the Geneva offices of Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested in the hunt for the whistleblower behind the biggest ever leak to journalists. […] “A procedure has been opened by the public ministry of Geneva following a complaint…
IE: Private investigator used civil servant to access personal data
A private investigator, who used a mole in the Department of Social Protection to mine their their computer system for personal information on people, has been fined €4,000. James Cowley (65) with an address at Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords, Dublin pleaded guilty to 13 charges under Section 22 of the Data Protection Act for unlawfully obtaining…
UK: Patients’ personal details from Cheltenham General Hospital ward left in street
Alex Shipman reports: An investigation has been launched after a confidential document with the personal details of patients at Cheltenham General Hospital was dropped in the street. The three-page report, which includes the names, medical history, social and family circumstances, and treatment plan of 34 people, was found in Cleevemount Road. It even includes details…