Back in the 1990’s, I became friends with a woman in the U.K. whom I met in Usenet. After a few years of emails and interactions in usenet, we decided it would be fun to get together in person, so I planned a trip to London. It was 1998. Thinking ahead, I went to Radio…
Category: Of Note
Equifax data breach aftermath: lawsuits and criticism mount, stock prices plummet (Updates)
I can’t say I’m surprised given the size of the breach, but it’s still worth reporting that: More than 30 lawsuits have been filed in the United States against Equifax after the credit reporting company said thieves may have stolen personal information for 143 million Americans in one of the largest hackings ever. At least…
Bryan Cave LLP Releases Its 2017 Data Breach Litigation Report
From the law firm of Bryan Cave LLP: A comprehensive analysis of class action lawsuits involving data security breaches filed in United States District Courts. 2016 was another year in which data breaches continued to dominate the headlines, a constant reminder to people that their personal information was vulnerable and the target of criminal attacks….
UP STF busts gang which hacked secure source code to crack Aadhaar, issued fake biometric cards
Shashank Shekhar reports: Damning details related to Aadhaar card security have emerged after the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force on Sunday arrested 10 members of a gang allegedly involved in issuing fake biometric cards. Investigators told Mail Today that the gang members had not only hacked the secure ‘source code’ to access the application but…
Translate.com Exposes Highly Sensitive Information in Massive Privacy Breach: NRK (Updated)
Update: On September 11, DataBreaches.net received a response from Translate.com, which appears at the bottom of this post. Florian Faes writes: How would you feel if your letter of resignation were posted online? Or sensitive parts of your employment contract? Or details of that M&A deal you have been working on with an investment bank?…
Credit reporting firm Equifax says data breach could potentially affect 143 million US consumers
Uh oh. Todd Haselton reports: Equifax, which supplies credit information and other information services, said Thursday that a data breach could have potentially affected 143 million consumers in the United States. The population of the U.S. was about 324 million as of Jan. 1, 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, which means the Equifax…