Gang conducts 2M fraud with student data
A group of seven people who carried out a £2 million mobile phone fraud, which involved the dishonest use of the personal details of hundreds of UK students, have been jailed, the radio station Leading Britain's Conversation reports.
Hilton reaches 700K dollars settlement over two data breaches
Global hotel chain Hilton has reached a $700,000 settlement agreement with two states over two separate data breaches discovered in 2015 that exposed more than 360,000 payment card numbers, BankInfoSecurity.com reports.
46.2 million Malaysian mobile numbers leaked in 2014 breach
Following up on the report of Lowyat.com roughly 46.2 million mobile phone numbers from Malaysian telcos and mobile virtual network operators (MVNO) have been leaked online. The leak includes postpaid and prepaid numbers, customer details, addresses as well as sim card information – including unique IMEI and IMSI numbers.
3 men steal Rs 40 lakh pension using Aadhaar details
In a classic case of identity theft, a possibility often denied by the Centre and UIDAI, Aadhaar details of nearly 300 people were stolen and their pension money was swindled, in Hyderabad, said a report by The Logical Indian with reference to The New Indian Express.
Prolific ATM skimmer steals bank info from 13K cards
On paper, Atef Alkhateeb was unemployed. His family lived off his wife’s nursing salary. And, it turns out, other people’s money, The San Diego Union-Tribune reports.
RBI fines Yes Bank 1M dollars for tardy breach reporting
The Reserve Bank of India has slapped a $1 million (U.S.) penalty on Yes Bank for failing to promptly notify the central bank of a 2016 data breach of its ATM network, The BankInfoSecurity reports. This is reportedly the first such penalty imposed on a bank. Many security practitioners are praising RBI for issuing the penalty, saying it calls attention to the importance of timely breach notification.
Caller sentenced for sharing victim's personal info
According to prosecutors, 26-year-old Kendell Rashad Bowden stole credit card information and accidentally texted his probation officer the victim's information, CorrectionsOne.com writes.
Hackers steal photos from plastic surgeon
The Dark Overlord, a hacking group known for mocking and extorting victims, has now stolen highly personal photos from a plastic surgeon in London, The Daily Beast reports.
Lawyer faces fine for leaking client data to lover
A lawyer who leaked confidential client information to his then lover admitted to professional misconduct before a disciplinary tribunal, which has called for him to be fined, The Straits Times reports.
Aide's laptop contained thousands of work emails
Hillary's closest aide Huma Abedin had 2,800 work emails on her pervert husband Anthony Weiner's laptop, The Daily Mail reports.
