A group that hacked into the credit division of a European bank is demanding payment to not release customer data. In a Pastebin statement, it said it downloaded extensive confidential customer information from Elantis, a Belgian credit provider owned by Dexia, last week. This included data such as internal login credentials, online loan applications and [...]
27 Mar 2012 |
LulzSec ‘Reborn’ – Details of 170,000 military singles dumped onlineA hacking group calling itself ‘LulzSec Reborn’ has posted 170,937 names, usernames, passwords and email addresses of a military dating site’s members. According to thehackernews.com, the credentials were posted as part of ‘Operation Digiturk’. A response from MilitarySingles.com said there was “no actual evidence” it had been hacked and suggested that the claims were false. [...] 
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04 Nov 2011 |
CheapTickets.nl database – 715K customers’ info – 80K passport Nos leakLeaked CheapTickets.nl a database of 715,000 customers. Attackers did not just names but also tickets and passport numbers. It found a source that reported on condition of anonymity. He discovered that the Windows Server 2003 environment, not all patches were rotated. Because the area was vulnerable to a weakness published in 2009, he was able [...]
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04 Oct 2011 |
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare Lose Unencrypted Data StickThis loss occurred in East Surrey Hospital and dates back 11 months to last September. The most shocking news regarding this breach is that the victims who’s data was lost have never been notified. The data lost included patient names, date of birth and there operation details and where never recovered. Although this information is not as threatening as [...]
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16 Sep 2011 |
1.6 Million Patient Records Lost In A LandfillA undertaking has been taken out by the ICO recently against Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust. It disclosed that 1.6 million records were lost in a landfill site. The records were being kept on a CD in a filing cabinet which is relatively safe, however while changing offices a miscommunication lead to the filing cabinet [...]
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08 Sep 2011 |
NHS Lose More Patient RecordsA student working at Manchester NHS foundation trust had downloaded 87 paitent records in December last year. The use of the information was for research however the USB stick used to store the files had not been encrypted allowing anyone in possession complete access. This could have been avoided had the student been properly informed of the correct procedure when handling patient records [...]
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10 Feb 2011 |
Two London Councils Fined Over Data LossBoth the councils were fined in excess of £65,000 for the loss of data (containing details of around 1,700 individuals) held on unencrypted laptops. In both cases the data was lost by companies which work on behalf of the councils, highlighting the difficulties of sharing the necessary data securely. With our new scalable and secure [...]
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31 Mar 2010 |
ICO Data Loss Penalties to rise to £500,000 next monthAs from April 6th 2010 the penalties for breaking the for breaking the provisions of the Data Protection Act (DPA) will increase dranmatically. The ICO will then have the power to fine organisations up to £500,000 which is a massive increase from the previous £5000. Penalties will be incurred when “data controller has seriously contravened [...]
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