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…
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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…
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…