From the see-what-you-find-when-you-actually-investigate dept.: There’s an update to a previously noted breach. IOM reports: The Department of Infrastructure has been criticised after a member of the public saw another person’s details – including an ex-directory phone number – while using the online service in December. As we reported on Tuesday, data protection supervisor Iain McDonald said ‘public…
Category: Non-U.S.
Has Hirsche Private Asset Management Ltd. gone dark after disclosing breach?
On January 7, this site posted a press release from Hirsche Private Asset Management Ltd. announcing what appears to have been attacks that compromised their clients’ information. Since that time, they have revealed no additional details, and their web site returns 403 and 404 error messages. A bit of digging reveals that Hirsche Private Asset Management Ltd….
Update: Russian dating website Topface pays off ‘Mastermind’ hacker following email breach, and will work with him going forward
David Gilbert reports an update to the hack of Russian dating web site Topface. As noted previously on this blog, the data had been put up for sale. Now Gilbert reports: Russian dating site Topface has confirmed it has paid off a hacker who revealed a flaw in its security systems, through which he stole 20…
UK: Robert Hamill family dismayed by Ministry of Justice data loss
BBC reports: Robert Hamill’s family has said they are “dismayed” that the Ministry of Justice has lost discs containing data from his inquest. The 25-year-old Catholic was murdered by loyalists in Portadown, County Armagh, in 1997. A public inquiry was held due to claims of police collusion. The lost discs relate to Mr Hamill’s inquest and…
1,700 file group lawsuit against Benesse over data theft
I’ve been noting updates on the Benesse data theft, which was first disclosed in July 2014. Here’s the latest development, from the Japan Times: More than 1,700 people filed a group lawsuit on Thursday against major education service provider Benesse Corp. over last year’s massive theft of customer data. They are demanding ¥55,000 [$464.24 USD…
IE: Investigations to examine why farmers’ files found on Galway roadside
Alison Healy reports: Three investigations are now underway into how thousands of documents containing farmers’ personal details ended up on a roadside outside Tuam, Co Galway. The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner and Galway County Council both said they were investigating the incident. The Agricultural Consultants’ Association also said it was trying to get to the bottom of the incident. Read…