On March 5, Holly Campbell reported: Dozens of Purdue University students from China reported cases of credit card fraud, but investigators said the problem seems to have started overseas. For the past month, dozens of Purdue students from China have reported cases of credit card and bank card fraud. “I know that the total loss…
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Calgary school board ‘actively’ investigating new allegations of data breach
Trevor Howell reports that the Calgary Board of Education is investigating a reported data security breach: “This claim is being actively investigated,” said the CBE. “We are also complying with all of our obligations under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.” The board, which has been hit with significant privacy breaches in recent years, did…
British Judo in deep shido after cyber attack
Alexander J. Martin reports: The British Judo Association has temporarily shut down its online membership application system after an illegal intrusion snagged some members’ details. The association is grappling with an information breach that has possibly tossed members’ credit card info right into the clutches of online criminals. Read more on The Register.
AU: FIT College hacked because “they need better security”
FIT College in Australia trains personal trainers. Unfortunately, their infosecurity wasn’t as fit as their trainers, it seems. The same hacker who hacked South West TAFE in Australia also claims to have hacked FIT and dumped a listing of their available databases on Pastebin yesterday. “A lot more in this breach would have been achievable,” the hacker, who tweets…
Ca: Office of Auditor General lost 120 encrypted USB drives: documents
Joanna Smith reports from Ottawa: An internal investigation at the Office of the Auditor General found that about 22 per cent of the encrypted USB drives entrusted to employees were lost, according to newly released documents. […] “The management of these USB drives was not strictly enforced. Employees were given IT Security information sessions on…
EMC data security fails the old fashioned way
David Chernicoff writes: I received an interesting letter in the mail yesterday from EMC Corporation. It seems that at some point in the last two months of 2014 they managed to lose control of my basic personal information, including my date of birth and Social Security number — giving the ability to whoever acquired the…