Daniel Jeffrey reports: Electronic prescription provider MediSecure has fallen victim to a “large scale” data breach, potentially putting Australians’ private medical information at risk and sparking a national approach from the federal government. The company released a statement on its website – which is now otherwise inactive – this afternoon confirming the breach involved “personal and…
BreachForums seized by FBI and law enforcement partners; administrator arrested (3)
It probably will not surprise anyone who has checked BreachForums recently, but there is now a seizure notice on the forum. The notice claims that BreachForums is under the control of the FBI and has been taken down by the FBI and DOJ with assistance from international partners. The forum’s owner, ShinyHunters, or whoever is…
Farley v Equiniti: an uphill battle for data breach claims
Seen on DENTONS: May 15, 2024 The landscape of data privacy claims in England and Wales has recently become more hostile to data breach claims by individuals, in the context of both representative actions (such as Lloyd v Google, which we discuss fully here) and those bringing claims in their sole names (for example, Cleary v Marston (Holdings) and Driver…
Singapore Cybersecurity Update Puts Cloud Providers on Notice
Robert Lemos writes: Lawmakers in Singapore updated the nation’s cybersecurity regulations on May 7, giving more power to the agency responsible for enforcing the rules, adopting definitions of computer systems that include cloud infrastructure, and requiring that critical information infrastructure (CII) operators report any cybersecurity incident to the government. The Cyber Security Act amendment takes…
Telemarketing: the Privacy Guarantor sanctions Enel Energia. The company had not protected its databases from access by abusive brokers
Seen at GPDP: Telemarketing: the Privacy Guarantor sanctions Enel Energia The company had not protected its databases from access by abusive touts The Privacy Guarantor has imposed a fine of over 79 million euros on Enel Energia for serious shortcomings in the processing of personal data of numerous users in the electricity and gas sector, carried out…
‘Got that boomer!’: How cybercriminals steal one-time passcodes for SIM swap attacks and raiding bank accounts
Here’s your “definitely want to read this one today” piece. Zack Whittaker reports: The incoming phone call flashes on a victim’s phone. It may only last a few seconds, but can end with the victim handing over codes that give cybercriminals the ability to hijack their online accounts or drain their crypto and digital wallets….