Information security analytics

Education Data Breaches
As students are soon back to schools and universities, InfoWatch Analytical Center has prepared a digest of recent education data leaks.
Engineer caught transferring trade secrets to China
A former employee of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has been charged with breach of trust and theft of trade secrets, with the intention of providing them to a mainland Chinese firm, according to The Epoch Times with a reference to Taiwanese newspaper the Liberty Times.
Researcher admits plot to steal trade secrets to sell in China
A cancer researcher pleaded guilty Friday to conspiring to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from GlaxoSmithKline in what prosecutors said was a scheme that involved plans to set up companies in China to market them, the website witf.org reports.
Data leak exposes personal information of 934K South Africans
A South African database containing sensitive personal data, which appears to have originated from a traffic fine platform, has been leaked online, The Mybroadband reports.
Judge restrains marketing firm for trade secret theft
A judge temporarily ordered the employees of a newly formed Victoria marketing company not to communicate with the clients of their former employer. That previous employer, Affect Digital Media, was formed in 2012 and is owned by the Victoria Advocate Publishing Co., which filed a lawsuit against ThriveFuel Friday.
Data leak from Chinese hotel chain affects 130M customers
Personal data and booking information from 13 hotels operated by Huazhu Hotels Group has reportedly been leaked in what could be the largest data breach in China in five years, according to Chinese cybersecurity media FreeBuf (in Chinese), the portal Technode reports.
Data Leaks from Public Eateries
Visiting cafés, restaurants, coffee houses, and other such places increases the risk of data, primarily payment details, being leaked. This is a digest of recent leaks from public eateries, prepared by InfoWatch Analytical Center.
Tampa Bay Fisheries’ CEO accused in trade secrets lawsuit
National Fish & Seafood is now accusing Tampa Bay Fisheries’ CEO Richard Paterson and other Tampa Bay executives with conspiring to steal trade secrets, the website SeafoodSource writes.
Facebook informs 4 Million users about yet another data leak
Facebook’s privacy nightmare is far from over: The social networking giant revealed Wednesday that an app called myPersonality had siphoned personal data from 4 million users off Facebook, and then shared it with researchers and third-party companies, the portal Variety reports.
Criminal gang collects 3B user data illegally
China recently arrested five individuals in connection with the biggest data-theft case in the country’s history, with more than 3 billion items of user data stolen from 96 internet companies, including industry giants Baidu, Tencent, and Alibaba, The Epoch Times reports.
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