Darren Pauli reports: Australian court transcription company “For The Record” – which bills itself as “The No.1 digital evidence recording platform in the world” and says its products are “used in courtrooms throughout North America, Europe and Asia” – has had its forum hacked. The firm is used by the likes of the Victorian and…
AU: Man charged over identity theft ring operating from Qld
Tom Snowdon reports: Officers from Taskforce Maxima’s criminal economy unit today charged a 47-year-old man with one count of fraud following an investigation into the Middle Eastern-run identity theft operation. Detective Inspector Phillip Stevens said it will be alleged the syndicate had reaped more than a million dollars from financial institutions over the last six…
Optus rapped for three privacy breaches
As you read the following, keep in mind that Australia has just required ISPs to retain non-content data for two years. Josh Taylor reports: Optus has committed to undertake an independent review of its information security systems after Australian Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim investigated three separate security incidents. The first incident related to the company’s…
University of Oregon archivists who released unvetted records will not be returning to their positions
Ah, another breach as a result of a response to a records request. Laura Frazier reports: The University of Oregon professor who received a trove of unredacted presidential records said he regrets that the incident has led to the discipline of the employees who released the documents. In December the University Archives fulfilled a records request…
MI: Potential data breach at unnamed merchant
Upper Michigan’s Source reports: Some Peninsula Federal Credit Union members had their debit cards cancelled as a precaution today. According to bank officials, the suspected data breach was at a local merchant. Read more on uppermichiganssource.com. Okay, not much there, I grant you, but it was only because I looked at that story that I…
House Dem to introduce separate data breach bill
Elise Viebeck reports: A co-chairman of the House Cybersecurity Caucus is planning to introduce a data breach bill that would not create federal security standards for private companies. Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.) announced that he will release two cyber-related measures on Thursday: one to require companies to disclose data breaches to affected customers within 30…