Ariana Kelland reports: The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says it has completed an internal review into a privacy breach that spanned several years and impacted 12 people whose private information was accessed by a civilian employee of the force on the northeast Avalon. Documents obtained by CBC News through access to information revealed several privacy breaches involving one staffer that…
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Uber hack claims probed… as black taxi drivers prepare to strike
Companies really look foolish – and untrustworthy – when they don’t know what’s going on or deny problems while customers keep reporting misuse of their accounts. As reported in today’s London Evening Standard: An investigation into claims that Uber customers have fallen victim to hackers on the dark web has widened as one user told how…
ZA: MTN shuts down e-billing portal
Duncan McLeod reports: MTN South Africa has shut down its e-billing portal until security concerns have been addressed, the mobile operator said on Friday. “This has been implemented with immediate effect and customers will receive their bills via e-mail as an interim measure,” a spokesman said. The decision to shut down the e-billing website follows…
The Bank of England reminds us why it is important to check recipients before sending an email
Steve Myers gives us a winner for email gaffe of the month: The Bank of England has been the latest victim of the internet. Well, no. They’re not a victim of the internet as much as they are a victim of their own human error, but read on…. They have taught all of us a very…
Breach compromises more than 1,000 debit cards in Metro Vancouver
CTV reports: Accounts of more than 1,000 Vancity customers have been compromised after their debit card numbers were stolen while making purchases in Metro Vancouver. “We found out this morning from Central One, our card provider, that two Vancouver-area retailers have had their card machines compromised as a result of a skimming operation,” Vancity spokesperson…
Research group says UC Browser, owned by Alibaba, found to leak data
John Ruwitch reports: A popular mobile web browser from a company that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd paid more than $1 billion for last year leaks sensitive user data and is a privacy risk, a Canadian technology research group said on Thursday. Citizen Lab said Chinese and English-language versions of UC Browser, developed by UCWeb Inc.,…