Choice Hotels has disclosed a multi-year situation that impacted some Safari browser users. From their notice on their website: WHAT HAPPENED? Choice recently learned of a technical issue that only occurred in a specific circumstance. The cause of the issue has been addressed. The issue involved information entered by a visitor to Choice’s website being…
More details emerge on Magellan Healthcare breach
Some breaches dribble out over time, especially when they involve a business associate. This time, it’s Magellan Healthcare, Inc. On September 17, Magellan Healthcare, Inc. notified HHS after an employee of Magellan Rx Management fell prey to a phishing attack in May that was discovered July 5. Analysis of the contents of the employee’s email…
NZ: Police investigating potential privacy breach of firearms buyback database
1NewsNow reports: Police say they are investigating after a member of the public made them aware of a potential privacy breach involving the firearms buyback programme. In a statement, police said they were made aware by the person today, and that the online notification platform for the buy-back programme has been closed down while they…
Millions of SMS messages exposed in database security lapse
Zack Whittaker reports: A massive database storing tens of millions of SMS text messages, most of which were sent by businesses to potential customers, has been found online. The database is run by TrueDialog, a business SMS provider for businesses and higher education providers, which lets companies, colleges, and universities send bulk text messages to…
Mixcloud data breach exposes over 20 million user records
Zack Whittaker reports: A data breach at Mixcloud, a U.K.-based audio streaming platform, has left more than 20 million user accounts exposed after the data was put on sale on the dark web. The data breach happened earlier in November, according to a dark web seller who supplied a portion of the data to TechCrunch, allowing us…
Significant malware attack hits Waterloo Catholic District School Board Social Sharing
Paula Duhatschek reports: The Waterloo Catholic District School Board was in the midst of responding to a significant malware incident on Wednesday, according to chief managing officer John Shewchuk. Shewchuk said the board learned of the attack early on Sunday. Read more on CBC News.