Beau Donelly reports: A government authority has leaked the billing and contact details of Victorians online, but decided against telling affected customers even though the privacy breach posed a “medium to high” level threat. The undisclosed state authority responsible for the breach notified Privacy Victoria about problems affecting its online payment system after discovering the…
TripAdvisor’s Viator Notifies 1.4 Million Customers about Site and Mobile Data Breach
Dennis Schaal reports: Viator, the tours and activities provider acquired by TripAdvisor this summer, is notifying 1.4 million customers that a data breach affecting its websites and mobile offerings may have compromised their credit and debit card numbers, email addresses, and other personal information. Viator posted notices online September 19 about the breach, although the company learned…
Over 20 million attempts to hack into health database
Is your security up to this challenge? Simon Hartley reports: Police are investigating after attempts were allegedly made to hack a nationwide patient database. In an email obtained by the Otago Daily Times, Southern Primary Health Organisation clinical adviser Keith Abbott, of Dunedin, warned GPs and health organisations about the ”significant hacking attempt” on September 9….
Sheplers Western Wear Alerts Customers Concerning Data Breach Affecting Retail Stores
Sheplers, the leading multi-channel western-wear retailer, today issued the following statement: Sheplers has determined that our payment systems suffered a security breach in which hackers gained access to our systems and some of our customers’ payment card information was exposed. With the assistance of a leading computer security firm, we are continuing our investigation into…
Ca: Stolen laptop contained info on hundreds of patients
Peter Chura reports that Winnipeg health officials are blaming a lapse in security for the theft of a laptop containing 322 hepatology patients’ confidential information. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority announced Friday that a doctor’s laptop was stolen “recently” from an office at the Health Sciences Centre. Read more on Global News.
On the Front Lines: The FTC’s Role in Data Security
Keynote Address by FTC Commissioner Julie Brill on September 17 at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Workshop on Stepping Into the Fray: The Role of Independent Agencies in Cybersecurity. (pdf)