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TalkTalk call centre staff manacled over security breach

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Dissent

Kelly Fiveash reports: TalkTalk has turned three workers—based at a call centre provider in India—over to the police, as part of its ongoing investigation into the budget ISP’s security practices, following a major hack on its systems last year. The company added that—in light of the arrests—it was considering ending its partnership with the call centre Wipro,…

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Hackers have stolen €50 million from an aerospace parts manufacturer

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dissent

Lewis Morgan writes: Yes, €50 million. Aerospace parts manufacturer FACC posted a notice on its website last week stating, “the financial accounting department of FACC Operations GmbH was the target of cyber fraud.” Read more on IT Governance. The full text of FACC’s statement follows: On January 19, 2016 FACC AG announced that it became a victim…

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UK: Lincolnshire council shuts down all IT after malware attack (UPDATE1)

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dissent

Update: The Independent is reporting that there’s been a £1 million ransom demand attached to this incident. Five days later, the council’s database is still down, it seems.  Alexander J. Martin reports: A 0-day security breach at Lincolnshire County Council has exposed locals’ medical records, addresses, and bank details, claimed an anonymous tipster, though the council denies…

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Winnipeg patient health information stolen from nurse’s vehicle

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Dissent

CBC News reports: A bag that contained personal health information of Winnipeg patients was stolen from an on-duty nurse’s parked vehicle on Jan. 14, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Tuesday. The nurse was working for the WRHA’s Community Intravenous Program. Data stolen from the vehicle included personal health information of as many as 67 patients, the WRHA said…

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UK: Brentwood c2c rail users have personal information shared with over 500 people after mistake

Posted on January 26, 2016 by Dissent

Simon Murfitt1 reports: Brentwood c2c rail users have had their personal email addresses shared with over 500 other rail users. c2c, which operates the line from Shoeburyness to London Fenchurch Street, via Basildon and West Horndon, sent an email last week to 543 customers regarding participation in its automatic delay repay pilot scheme. But the member of staff who…

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Single group of hackers targets Uyghur, Tibetan activists

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Dissent

Jeremy Kirk reports: A years-long campaign of seemingly disparate cyberattacks against Tibetan and Uyghur activists likely comes from a single group of hackers, according to a seven-month studyby Palo Alto Networks. The computer security company also concluded that the information stolen by the group, nicknamed Scarlet Mimic, would be of little interest to entities other than…

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