Derek Spalding reports that a pub that had its payment system hacked due to a faulty firewall has also had problems with card skimmers: The passwords and debit-card numbers of at least five people have been stolen from customers of Langford’s Station House Pub, which has been hit by two security breaches in the past…
UK: Charity apologizes after confidential files found
From BBC: The Information Commissioner’s office says it has been informed about the serious data protection breach involving a helpline charity in Derry. Contact NI, which runs the Lifeline service, confirmed the identities of up to 20 people who contacted the service were clearly visible on some of the confidential documents that were found in…
Ca: Emergency workers applaud blood test act
Amy Smart reports: Firefighters, police and paramedics are applauding a new law that will help determine whether they’ve been exposed to communicable diseases on the job. The Emergency Intervention Disclosure Act, passed May 31, allows emergency workers to get court orders compelling blood samples from people in high-risk situations. Before the legislation, workers waited months…
Uganda, kaabong District website hacked, accounts leaked by #DoktorBass
Anonymous australia hacktivist doktorbass has been making a name for themselves over the last few with many attacks on different targets. Last week however they attacked a womens rights website then had remose over the attack. Yesterday #Doktorbass has released another hack, this time with sights set on a Uganda based government website that is…
Tehran Water Company Hacked, Defaced by yourikan
Today we got contacted by a hacker using the handle youkin who alerted us to an attack that was on thew Tehran water company website. The site https://www.tw.org.ir was first attacked on its main news page and then a 2nd attack was carried out on its main news page which has since been removed and now returning…
Swiss Confirm Falciani Arrest in Spain Over HSBC Data Theft
Neil MacLucas of Dow Jones Newswires reports: Switzerland has confirmed the arrest in Spain of Herve Falciani and are now seeking extradition of the Italian-French citizen being sought by police in connection with the theft of customer data from the Geneva branch of HSBC Private Bank. […] Copies of the HSBC data, which lists the…