This column by Cecilio Arillo has some interesting figures…. and concerns. IF no security contingency plan is yet in place, the country’s armed services (police and military) should immediately draw up one because the likelihood of an election failure is not far removed as a result of the massive hacking of the confidential biometric files…
Category: Non-U.S.
Data leak enough to impeach Comelec execs – lawyers
As bad as the Mexican voter database leak may seem, the hack and data dump affecting over 55 million Filipino voters is much worse, in my opinion. Not only was more sensitive information involved – including passport information and fingerprints – but the data were freely available to an untold number of parties who may…
Ca: Student hacks Thames Valley District
Jennifer O’Brien reports: Police and school board officials are investigating after a student hacked into a file containing private information — including names and addresses — of peers at South secondary school. The breach occurred April 14, said Marion Moynihan, superintendent of student achievement, information technology services for Thames Valley District school board. “A student created…
Toronto firm files statement of claim against province seeking $75 million over data leak
Is Canada getting more litigious on data breach lawsuits? Has anyone compiled any stats over the past five years? Vito Pilieci reports: A Toronto law firm has filed a statement of claim in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice as a placeholder for a possible $75 million class-action lawsuit against the province. The filing, which…
UK: Worker stole customers’ personal details from Tesco database
STV provides an update to a previously noted breach. A Tesco worker stole customers’ personal details from the supermarket giant’s database. Thomas Wengierow admitted a charge under the Data Protection Act committed when he worked at the Tesco Customer Services call centre in Baird Avenue, Dundee. Read more on STV.
MoD contractor hacked, 831 members of defence community exposed
And in other less-than-great Ministry of Defence news, Alexander J. Martin reports: Up to 831 members of Britain’s defence community with high-level security clearances had their personally identifying information stolen when the Ministry of Defence’s business networking organisation was hacked, The Register has learned. Although heavily redacted in places, correspondence between the MoD and Niteworks—requested under the Freedom…