Organizations Must Comply With Data Breach Reporting Requirements or Face Fines Private sector organizations in Canada must now report all serious data breaches to the country’s privacy watchdog. As of Nov. 1, new provisions in the country’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act came into force, which include mandatory tracking of all data breaches […]

HSBC has said some of its US customers’ bank accounts were hacked in October. The lender said that the perpetrators may have accessed information including account numbers and balances, statement and transaction histories and payee details, as well as users’ names, addresses and dates of birth. The BBC understands the firm believes that fewer than […]

Cathay Pacific says the personal data of up to 9.4 million passengers have been accessed in the latest security breach to hit the aviation industry. Passport numbers, email addresses and expired credit card details were among the data leaked. Chief executive Rupert Hogg apologised and said there was “no evidence” the information had been misused. […]