Corinne Reichert reports: The Australian Privacy Foundation has accused the Senate of being “dangerously naive” in thinking that opt-out e-health records could be secured against breaches of privacy. Bernard Robertson-Dunn, a member of the Privacy Foundation who has also constructed IT systems for several government departments, said it is “patently absurd” for the Senate inquiry…
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TalkTalk hack could cost firm £35 million
BBC reports: The cyber-attack on TalkTalk could cost it up to £35m in one-off costs, the company has said. Following the hack, which divulged some users’ financial details, all customers of the telecoms group will be offered a free upgrade. Read more on BBC. The company is still sticking to its position that customers who want out…
Alleged NullCrew hacker has bond revoked
This time it’s accurate. Alleged NullCrew member and hacker Timothy French has had his bond revoked for violating its terms by using his laptop and connecting to the Internet. He was caught because he was using wi-fi while in his car at a McDonald’s. Read more on Chicago Sun-Times.
Ca: WorkSafeNB apologizes to 3,022 injured workers for privacy breach
CBC reports that too much information sharing went on when WorkSafeNB provided data to to Corporate Research Associates. The breach was not the polling firm’s fault, but WorkSafeNB’s, for providing details the contractor did not need and should not have been sent. WorkSafeNB has sent out more than three thousand letters of apology over a serious…
UK: Norwich International Airport website hack sparks ‘secure’ update pledge
BBC reports: An airport has taken down its passenger information website after a hacker breached security systems, claiming they were too lax. Using a pseudonym of His Royal Gingerness (HRG), the hacker told the BBC he wanted to highlight the website’s “vulnerability”. It only took him a few minutes to hack into the site, he…
We talked to people close to the TalkTalk hack before the arrests began — and they told us why they allegedly did it
Rob Price reports on interviews with some of those suspected of, or claiming to, have participated in the TalkTalk hack. You can read it all on Business Insider.