BT reports that both the Greater Manchester Police and Manchester Airport web sites were disrupted by DDoS attacks today. A self-proclaimed Lithuanian hacker using the handle @n0w1337 tweeted responsibility for the attacks. Read more on BT.
Category: Non-U.S.
Former Cambridgeshire detective sentenced for theft and Data Protection Act breach
The Peterborough Telegraph reports that a former Cambridgeshire police officer has been sentenced after pleading guilty to theft and computer misuse. Matt Bailey, 50, who retired earlier this year, was given a 16-month jail sentence, suspended for two years, at Lincoln Crown Court today (September 2). Bailey, formerly a detective constable based at Ely Police Station,…
UK: WHSmith “bug” spams confidential customer details from “contact us” form
James Temperton reports: WHSmith‘s website has randomly sent out hundreds of private emails to people on its mailing list. The issue appears to come from a broken “contact us” form, with anything customers send through the form being erroneously sent to hundreds of WHSmith’s customers. Details included in the emails include real names, phone numbers,…
UK: London clinic accidentally exposes HIV status of 780 patients
Joseph Patrick McCormick reports that 780 patients at the 56 Dean Street sexual health clinic in London had their names, HIV status, and contact details exposed to one another. The breach occurred when an employee sent out an email newsletter but put the mailing list in the “To:” field instead of the “bcc” field. The clinic…
Ca: Limestone District School Board concludes breach investigation
CKWS reports: In February the Limestone District School Board launched an investigation after thousands of documents containing personal information including social insurance numbers, addresses, banking and beneficiary information was discovered by a student using a computer at a local school. The records involved both past and present staff dating back to 2001, some 5 thousand people…
MX: Grupo Financiero Banorte Fined $2m for Failure to Notify Customers of Security Breach (updated)
Liisa M. Thomas and Zachary L. Sorman of Winston Strawn write: Mexico’s National Transparency, Information Access, and Data Protection Institute (INAI) recently announced an impending fine of almost $2 million USD to be levied against Grupo Financiero Banorte, the third largest bank in Mexico. According to a statement by an INAI official, the bank failed…