For those like me who don’t automatically remember different systems: 26 lakh = 2.6 million, and 1 crore = USD $10 million. Statesman News Service reports: The billing data of over 26-lakh consumers with the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN), one of the two power discoms in the state, has been stolen and the…
India: 1,020 bank accounts were used for phishing attacks
PTI reports that fraudsters used more than 1,000 bank accounts as part of a phishing scheme: “As per the details shared by Reserve Bank of India (RBI), complaints were received regarding e-wallet scam involving 1,020 bank accounts in 351 bank branches of public and private sector banks (13 banks),” Minister of State for Electronics and…
Saskatchewan Health Authority: employee snooped in home care records for 7 years
A long-running insider snooping breach was first detected by the health authority last year. When the agency investigated, they found an employee had snooped in the records of 880 clients over a period of seven years. The Estevan Mercury reports that as a result of the incident and their findings, the authority has implemented a…
MD: House of Delegates passes data breach protection bill
Chase Cook reports: The House of Delegates passed legislation Monday that would require internet service providers to notify Maryland customers of data breaches in which personal information was stolen. House Bill 1584 sponsor Del. Seth Howard, R-West River, said he put forth the legislation because internet service providers weren’t required to post notices regarding data…
‘Lizard Squad’ hacker-for-hire Zachary Buchta sentenced to three months in prison plus $350,000 restitution for online attacks
Jason Meisner reports: Maryland man sobbed in court Tuesday as a federal judge sentenced him to three months in prison for his role in a “hacker-for-hire” service that shut down company websites and harassed thousands of unsuspecting people around the world. […] Before he was sentenced, Buchta read a brief statement to the court apologizing…
32 state Attorneys General to Congress: Don’t replace our stronger privacy laws!
Mike Litt writes: A bipartisan group of 32 state Attorneys General, led by Illinois AG Lisa Madigan, sent a joint letter last week to the House Financial Services Committee leadership against the draft (link includes opposition testimony of Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office) “Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act” that PIRG has also been opposing. The bill…