TheJournal.ie reports: Photocopies of sensitive information belonging to students were left in a skip bag outside a Dublin college. The bag was left outside the Dublin College for Advanced Studies (DCAS), a private college on Dublin’s Capel Street. Speaking to TheJournal.ie this evening, John Ryan, the director of studies at DCAS said that the files had been left…
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Ca: Fifth prosecution under Health Information Act
It never rains, but it pours? Now there’s a second press release from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta: An investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has resulted in one charge being laid against an individual under the Health Information Act (HIA). The OIPC conducted an investigation following a report…
Massive TalkTalk data breach STILL causing customer scam tsunami
Kat Hall reports: A fresh wave of scammers appear to be targeting TalkTalk customers, following a massive data theft earlier this year, The Register has learned. In February, TalkTalk admitted to suffering a major breach into its users’ sensitive information, which may have led to some customers handing over bank data to hackers. Read more on The Register.
Ca: Charges laid under the Health Information Act (updated)
I just caught up with this April 16th press statement from the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta: An investigation by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner (OIPC) has resulted in 14 charges being laid against an individual under the Health Information Act (HIA). The OIPC conducted an investigation following a report from Alberta…
Costa Coffee Club warns of possible database intrusion
Paul Ducklin reports that A Naked Security reader just sent us a “possible breach” warning he received. This one’s from the Costa Coffee Club, a loyalty programme from Costa, a UK franchise that runs a chain of… …you guessed it, coffee shops. Read more on Naked Security.
Ca: Detour Gold Corporation hacked
It looks like Detour Gold Corporation (TSX: DGC) was massively hacked. In a paste by “Angel_of_Truth,” the hackers explain their motivation in both Russian and then English: This attack on a Canadian company is retribution for Canada’s sanctions on Russia, And the ongoing efforts to undermine Russia by the West. Below is some of the data that was…