Joseph C. Chen reports: NOTE: This is a developing story. Please watch this space for updates as we continue to dig into the technical details of this attack. The blog page of one of the leading media sites in the United Kingdom, “The Independent” has been compromised, which may put its millions of readers at risk of getting…
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UK: NexusMods reports database breach
Chris Scott Barr reports: Nexus Mods announced that they had a potential database breach. The breach includes information for about 6 million users, but there’s good news. The database that was breached was last updated on July 22nd, 2013. So if you’ve registered for an account after that date, you’re probably safe. Also, if you’ve…
Wetherspoons Hacker Speaks: ‘I Did It Simply Because I Could’
Joseph Cox reports: Last week, Wetherspoons, a popular UK pub chain, announced that one of its websites had been breached. The hacker got away with the names, dates of birth, email addresses, and phone numbers of potentially 656,723 customers, as well as the partial payment card data of 100 people. Then late on Monday night, the hacker responsible,…
CNIL Fines Optical Center for Data Security Violations
Sara Susnjar writes: The French data protection authority (CNIL) recently announced in its decision against Optical Center, a French retailer of eyewear and other optical products, that it was fined €50,000 for violations related to security and confidentiality of its customers’ personal data. The fine is based on the CNIL’s audit of the company’s processing activities….
Mercedes in “data theft” legal action against Ferrari-bound engineer
Valentin Khorounzhiy reports: Mercedes has formally filed a lawsuit against Ferrari-bound engineer Benjamin Hoyle, alleging that he was looking to take sensitive data to the Italian manufacturer. As reported by Bloomberg, Hoyle, who works as a Performance Application Team Leader for Mercedes AMG, informed the manufacturer earlier this year that he would resign at the end…
Hong Kong government praised for world-leading data protection protocols despite weaknesses exposed by hacking of VTech
Jack Liu reports: As Hong Kong reels from last month’s hacking of children’s toy maker VTech, global telecoms experts say the city is still one of the world’s leading lights in terms of the importance it places on protecting data privacy. “Hong Kong is at or near the top of the list in addressing the cyber security privacy…