HISI reports: The HSE’s registration system for under-6s free GP care has suffered a data breach as parents registering their children for the new scheme could see an application made by another person. As required, the breach was reported to the Data Protection Commissioner after “a very small number of people” could view data relating to…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: NIB apologises for privacy breach
ABC (AU) reports: There has been a privacy breach involving the big Australian based health insurer, NIB. The mobile phone numbers, emails and claims history of around 300 customers reportedly appeared on the company’s website for around an hour this morning. Read more on ABC (AU).
Infosys salary accounts hacked
Nikhila Henry reports: In a case of internet fraud, the salary accounts of more than 23 employees of software major, Infosys, in several cities across the country were hacked and money siphoned off in May this year. The fraud has forced ICICI, the official bank of the company to refund the amounts. Sources said that…
WikiLeaks begins leaking more than 500,000 Saudi diplomatic documents
News.com.au reports: At the Saudi Embassy in Tehran, diplomats talk about kicking up trouble among disenchanted youth using Facebook and Twitter. At the embassy in Khartoum, they report on Iran’s military aid to Sudan. Meanwhile in Geneva, the Saudi mission is stuck dealing with a multi-million dollar limo bill racked up by a Saudi royal…
UK: Routh online pet supply store owners jailed for fraud
BBC reports: A mother and son who scammed more than £500,000 from customers of their online pet supply store have been jailed. Mechelle Chatfield, 47, and her son Ian, 28, used their customers credit card details to take small amounts of money between 2010 and 2012. They submitted 35,000 card entries for websites they ran…
Calgary teen charged in public school board student data hack
Erika Tucker reports: A 15-year-old Calgary teen has been arrested and charged with hacking into public school board servers between November 2014 and March 2015. The teen allegedly hacked into the Calgary Board of Education (CBE) servers using phishing e-mails and credentials. Police say once in the server, he accessed corporate and personal information, but wouldn’t…