Paul Farrell reports: The Australian federal police mistakenly published highly sensitive information – including metadata – connected to criminal investigations, in a serious breach of operational security. Guardian Australia can reveal that the AFP provided documents to the Senate, which were then made publicly available online on parliamentary sites and other sources for several years,…
Category: Of Note
Germany Issues Revised Draft Cybersecurity Law
Hunton & Williams write: On August 19, 2014, the German Federal Ministry of the Interior published a revised draft cybersecurity law (the “Draft Law”). An earlier version of the law was published in March 2013. The Draft Law is intended to serve as a cornerstone of Germany’s recently-announced digital agenda. “Critical Infrastructure” and Security Requirements The…
Dozens of Norwegian oil companies hacked; others warned
Around 300 oil and energy in Norway companies has [sic] been affected by one of the biggest computer hacking attacks ever to happen in the country, a government source said on Wednesday. National Security Authority Norway (Nasjonal Sikkerhetsmyndighet – NSM) revealed 50 companies in the oil sector were hacked and 250 more are now being…
AU data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released Data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches. Some excerpts: Preventing data breaches — obligations under the Privacy Act Security is a basic element of information privacy.4 In Australia, this principle is reflected in the Privacy Act in the APPs Agencies and…
UK: Repeated security failings lead to £180,000 fine for Ministry of Justice
Long-time readers of DataBreaches.net will recall that I’ve posted breaches involving the UK Ministry of Justice before (cf this post or this post about a monetary penalty involving an email breach at HMP Cardiff). Now there’s another monetary penalty, it seems: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served a £180,000 penalty on the Ministry of Justice over…
Comcast Data Breach Leaks Thousands of Unlisted Phone Numbers, Threatening Customers’ Privacy
Adi Kamdar of EFF writes: The longer my information is out there, the worse the issue gets, yet still no action. I have paid for unpublishing my information for years as I testified in a murder trial. Now, my wife, children, and I are [a]ll in danger; and I have nowhere to turn. Four years…