Sooraj Shah reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged policing staff that work in specialist collaboration units to receive data protection training, while it warned the units themselves to be adequately secured. The ICO has tried to increase awareness in the area after its investigation of a breach at the East Midlands Collaboration Unit….
Pakistan Higher Education Commission Hacked, Over 20,000 Accounts Leaked for #OpIslam
Hackers using the handle Hackers sTz have contacted us with a leak of data from the Pakistan Higher Education Commission Website (https://hec.gov.pk/). The attack which is in the name of #OpIslam which appears to be a new operation by hacktivist around the world. #OpIslam was kicked off just a very short time ago and even has its…
The VERIS Community Database
From Verizon: … Verizon is addressing this need by launching a new initiative to collect, organize and publish all publicly disclosed data breaches. The data is coded into VERIS format and available in an interactive dashboard via Tableau Public as well as in individual files in JSON format in a GitHub repository. Both can be reached from the VERIS Community site…
Ca: Victoria doctor under fire over alleged breach of privacy
Cindy Harnett and Nick Wells report that a Victoria urologist is under investigation by health authorities over allegations he photographed an unconscious, morbidly obese male patient and sent the picture to a friend. Read more on The Province. There are lots of understandable reasons why a doctor might want to share an unusual or interesting case…
5 hackers charged in largest data breach scheme in U.S. (updated)
David Voreacos reports: Four Russians and a Ukrainian were charged for their role in the largest hacking and data breach scheme in U.S. history, according to Paul Fishman, the U.S. attorney in New Jersey. The five conspired in a “worldwide scheme that targeted major corporate networks, stole more than 160 million credit card numbers and resulted…
Stanford University Is Investigating An Apparent Security Breach, Urges Community To Reset Passwords (updated)
Billy Gallagher reports: Stanford University urged network users to change their passwords late Wednesday evening, explaining that it “is investigating an apparent breach of its information technology infrastructure.” Randall Livingston, Stanford’s chief financial officer, emailed the entire Stanford community, noting that Stanford does “not yet know the scope of the intrusion.” Read more on TechCrunch. Alerts…