Waqas writes: A Saudi hacker going with the handle of @security_511 / on Twitter has claimed to hack a private online Israeli gift store and leak credit card details of customers on the web. After scanning the data, we have found out full usernames of credit/debit card owners with their phone numbers, addresses, date of birth, card type, card numbers, expiration date and…
Category: Non-U.S.
South Korean Internet Regulator Confirms Data Breach at Popular Video Sharing Site
James Lim reports: Pandora TV Co. Ltd., the South Korea-based operator of the country’s biggest video sharing website, lost 114,707 pieces of personal information during two confirmed intrusions in September, an official at the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) told Bloomberg BNA Oct. 22. “Based on what we have found so far, 7.4 million pieces of…
Data breach disclosure law could bring fines in Canada
Jennifer Brown reports: Fines are an established punishment for data breaches south of the border and they could soon be coming to Canada. […] Bill S-4, the digital privacy act, introduced earlier this year in the Senate, would amend the Personal Information and Electronic Documents Act. It was introduced in April and is now before…
Huge amounts of personal data stolen, offered for sale in Vietnam
The personal data of hundreds of thousands of people has been stolen, classified, listed and then offered for sale on the Internet for up to US$1,650 per database. […] Notably, among the lists is one that includes 3,400 people with a savings account at a major bank, showing all of their deposits and the balance….
UK: Herts police admits data breach which published confidential details of 61 people on government website
Herts and Essex Observer reports: HERTS Constabulary is blaming a “computer error” after confidential information about people involved in anti-social behaviour cases was uploaded onto a Government website. The names and addresses of 61 individuals were posted on the Herts ‘local priorities’ pages on Home Office website police.uk. Read more on Herts and Essex Observer.
IE: Data breach investigated after Irish Water discloses bank details of at least 10 customers
Elaine Edwards reports: Irish Water is investigating a data breach after it sent bank details relating to a number of individuals to the wrong people. The issue emerged after one man tweeted yesterday that the utility had sent his bank information to his landlord. Paul Keogan, from Dublin, said his landlord had phoned him on Sunday…