Julie M. Aurelio reports: A website of one of the Philippine National Police’s support units was hacked by still unidentified persons on Sunday night, rendering the website virtually useless until Monday. The Police Security and Protection Group’s website was defaced by a hacker who identified himself as a certain “Leon HDZ,” posting a photograph of a…
Category: Non-U.S.
AU: Drug and alcohol counselling service hacked
Holyoake describes themselves as a leading provider of drug and alcohol counselling and support services in Western Australia: Each year Holyoake helps more than 4,000 people by providing practical programs to address peoples’ alcohol and drug abuse issues, guiding people through challenging times and into a better future. I wonder how those clients would feel if…
UK: Blunder leads to leak of 500 patient email addresses
Another day, another e-mail gaffe. Will Cook reports: Bosses at Barnoldswick Medical Centre have apologised after a data breach led to almost 500 patient email addresses being circulated on a survey. Read more on Pendle Today.
Ca: Breach? What breach?
Peter Jackson reports: First they said they’re looking into it. Now they’re saying nothing happened. The day before he was cut from cabinet on March 12, former Services NL minister Tony Cornect denied there was ever a security breach at the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). The OCIO oversees information technology and security…
UK: Concerns over PCSOs in Cambridgeshire snooping on friends and family
Cambridge News reports: Police bosses have raised concerns about the number of PCSOs in Cambridgeshire who are using snooping for family and friends on residents using force computers. They are supposed to be trusted officers who uphold the law, but some police community support officers and police staff area busing their powers to dig up…
International students reporting credit card fraud
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…