Ahmedabad Mirror reports that Suresh Prajapati, 48, filed a complaint of theft against six employees working at his firm for stealing software, data and source code and selling it to other companies. Read more on Ahmedabad Mirror. The paper reports that the complaint alleges that the firm, Dev ERP Solutions, suffered losses of Rs 40…
Live Event Manufacturer Reveals Employee Data Breach
Phil Muncaster reports: A major manufacturing company for live events has disclosed a data breach affecting the personal and financial information of its employees. Tait Towers Manufacturing produces rigging, lighting and other equipment for concerts, theatrical performances and the like. It claims to have worked on many of the highest-grossing concert tours of all time….
Lessons learned from the ANPR data leak that shook Britain
Ax Sharma reports: On April 28, 2020, The Register reported the massive Automatic Number-Plate Recognition (ANPR) system used by the Sheffield government authorities was leaking some 8.6 million driver records. An online ANPR dashboard responsible for managing the cameras, tracking license plate numbers and viewing vehicle images was left exposed on the internet, without any password or…
Greece hires 80 new hackers as cyberwar with Turkey intensifies
Paul Antonopoulos reports: Greece’s National Intelligence Service has hired 80 new hackers at a time when the cyberwar with Turkish hackers has intensified, Ethnos reported. The last time hackers were recruited was in 2009, but now “new blood” is considered necessary for the renewal of staff. In January, Turkish hackers breached security systems and hacked the websites…
ZA: Postbank to replace 12m bank cards after security breach
ITWeb reports: The Postbank is having to replace about 12 million bank cards at a cost of R1 billion after a major security breach that exposes the personal data of millions of social grant beneficiaries and other account holders, Sunday Times reports. The report says the breach resulted from the printing of the bank’s encrypted master…
CO: Rangely District Hospital unable to access some patient records after ransomware attack
The Herald Times reports: Rangely District Hospital (RDH) will send notices this week to patients whose records may have been involved in a ransomware attack in April 2020. According to a press release issued June 8, parts of the hospital’s computer network were attacked by ransomware, including some files containing patients’ health information and other…