Tag: Data Breach
Norwegian Firms Lose Confidential Data to Hackers
Oil, gas and defence firms in Norway are the victim of a series of sophisticated attacks made by hackers. Norway’s National Security Agency (NSM) has stated that industrial secrets and information about contract negotiations have been stolen. NSM are currently unsure how many firms have actually been targeted but know that at least ten firms have been affected so far. These cyber-attacks on Norwegian firms have added the country to …
China Accused of 5 Year Hacking Spree
McAfee claims that it has uncovered one of the largest cyber attacks ever. More than 70 government agencies and corporations have had data extracted over a period of five years. International organisations have been infiltrated ranging from the UN to the International Olympic committee. According to Dmitri Alperovitch, McAfee’s vice president of threat research the evidence points to “a nation state” being the culprit. “Even we were taken aback by …
Sega Data Breach
The Sega pass website has been hacked leading to the details of thousands of people in Europe being compromised. Although it is not known who is responsible the hacking group LulzSec have tweeted that they would like to help Sega find the culprits. LulzSec were responsible for the recent attacks on Sony affecting up to 100 million people. Further work includes hacking into several porn websites, PBS, Sony, Fox, and …
ACS Law owner escapes with just £1000 fine following data breach
A law firm which gained notoriety in 2009 and 2010 for sending hundreds of letters to alleged illegal file sharers claiming they owed money for copyright infringement, has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Andrew Crossley, owner of law firm ACS:Law, was hit with the fine following a data breach to the company’s website in September 2010. The site was successfully hacked and the personal details of approximately …
X-Factor Suffers Data Breach
In a week that has been dominated by the huge data breach suffered by Sony, which has resulted in over 100 million user details being compromised, it seems cyber criminals have turned their attentions to another well known brand. This week hackers successfully broke into the Fox Networks computer systems and stole the details of over 250,000 acts who applied for this year’s show in the U.S. This has resulted …
Passport Service breaches Data Protection Act
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) has released details of a data breach involving the Identity and Passport Service (IPS). In May 2010 the personal details of 21 applicants, along with their counter signatories, went missing, contravening the Data Protection Act. Despite processing more than 25 million applications in the last five years, a spokesman for the IPS said they had already carried out a full internal review of security and …
