The following press release was issued August 30 by Sweden’s Authority for Privacy Protection (IMY): Trygg-Hansa’s security flaws have meant that information on 650,000 customers has been accessible via the internet. The Privacy Protection Agency (IMY) is now issuing an administrative sanction fee of SEK 35 million against the company. After receiving a tip, IMY began…
Category: Non-U.S.
Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Singapore announces two decisions
The Personal Data Protection Commissioner of Singapore (PDPC) announced two decisions this week: A financial penalty of $3,000 was imposed on Autobahn Rent A Car for failing to put in place reasonable security arrangements to protect the personal data in its possession or under its control. Directions were also issued to strengthen access control measures…
Iranian state-backed hackers target global satellite, defense, and pharma companies
The Shillong Times reports: Microsoft analysts have revealed that Iranian state-backed hackers have been actively targeting satellite, defense, and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Their primary objective appears to be gathering intelligence and potentially bolstering domestic production in these industries, particularly in the face of heavy US sanctions. As per IANS, these hackers have successfully infiltrated multiple…
Au: Federal government could pay millions in compensation over asylum seeker data breach
Ben Doherty reports: The Australian government may be liable for tens of millions of dollars in compensation to asylum seekers after it posted their personal details online while they were in immigration detention. The mass data breach, discovered by Guardian Australia in 2014, resulted in information being used, in some cases, to allegedly threaten asylum seekers, or…
Colombia Reports Cyberattack With Impact Across Latin America
The Defense Post reports: Colombia has reported a massive cyberattack affecting dozens of government websites and impacting countries across Latin America. Local media said Thursday that key websites — such as the justice, health, and culture ministries as well as several hospitals — had been affected by a ransomware attack. The presidency said in a…
Identity of NSA hacker behind cyberattack on China’s leading aviation university identified; to be disclosed in due course: source
Yuan Hong reports: During the investigation of the cyberattack against Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), a leading Chinese aviation university, China has successfully extracted multiple samples of the spyware named SecondDate, and with the collaborative efforts of partners in various countries, the real identity of the US’ National Security Agency (NSA) personnel responsible for launching the…