CBC News reports: The Northwest Territories Power Corporation has sent a letter to its customers telling them about a data security breach involving their personal information earlier this month. The company says that on Jan. 13, the company replied by email to a customer inquiry and attached the wrong file to that outgoing email. The file…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: Hack attack on a hospital IT system highlights the risk of still running Windows XP
Robert Merkel writes: A virus attack on the computer system of one of Melbourne’s largest hospital networks is cause for concern because it affected machines running Microsoft’s Windows XP, an operating system no longer supported by the software giant. A report this week in The Age said a “computer virus” has affected Windows XP systems across the…
In: Sector V fights cyber-crime stain; TalkTalk customers scammed by rogue Wipro employees
Dwaipayan Ghosh reports: The arrest of two Wipro employees following the crackdown on an international data theft racket has sent shockwaves across Salt Lake Sector V, the IT hub of Bengal. Though many tech firms have hurriedly opted for data insurance, most of them are not sure if it is enough to secure confidentiality and…
AU: Telstra privacy breach leaves customer’s voicemail exposed
Hannah Francis reports: When it was time to upgrade to the latest iPhone, Richard Thornton did what he had done many times before. He wiped his old iPhone 5 with a factory reset, removed the SIM card, and sold the device second hand to a private buyer. And then something “scary” happened. The buyer of the iPhone…
BCCA Leaves Open The Risk Of Exposure To Vicarious Liability For Unauthorized Use Of Personal Information By Employees
Ryan Berger of Bull Housser writes: The BC Court of Appeal has affirmed the Chambers Judge’s decision in Ari v. ICBC 2015 BCCA 468. In this case, the putative plaintff advanced a proposed class action claim, alleging an ICBC employee misused personal information of 65 customers. The plaintiff alleged vicarious liability for breach of the statutory tort of invasion…
KR: Credit card firms ordered to compensate consumers for data leak
The Korea Herald reports the latest development in a massive data leak first reported at the end of 2013: A local court on Friday ordered three credit card-related companies, hit by a massive data leak in 2014, to give 100,000 won ($83) to each victim, a ruling that could set a precedent for other similar…