IT Governance reports: In 2013, Erik Sundqvist, then 16, hacked into Umeå Municipality’s IT system and gained access to a database containing more than 600 passwords. He was found guilty, but escaped a jail sentence because of his age – instead, he was sentenced to 35 hours’ community service. Now the municipality is seeking half…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: Urgent investigation into breach of benefit claimants’ data
Tom Potter reports a breach involving Colchester Borough Council: An urgent probe has been launched into how the personal details of benefit claimants were disclosed to some Colchester householders. The borough council is investigating the breach of personal data during the delivery of housing benefit notification letters to residents last week. […] The council said…
In: Decoder of secret information stolen, security agencies panic
From the where-is-Captain-Midnight-when-you-need-him dept.: Theft of an electronic instrument worth around Rs 3 lakh [$4816.53 – Dissent] from the building of Dang district superintendent of police, Ahwa, has created panic among top national security agencies. Sources in police claim that the stolen device is a decoder of encrypted secret code language used by intelligence agencies to…
PH: PNP website trashed by hacker
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…
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.