A USB thumb drive containing social security numbers for 1,200 people who sought assistance from the Montgomery County Department of Job and Family Services went missing from the department in August. A notification sent by mail to the affected people said the department discovered the flash drive containing the information was missing August 24. The…
Month: September 2011
UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records
The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names…
UK: Action taken over security flaw in online reporting form
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) – its parent organisation – have taken action after the discovery of a security flaw on CEOP’S website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. On 6 April, the ICO received a complaint from an…
101 Sites hacked and huge amounts of data leaked by Stohanko
As earlier reported there has been a huge dump of accounts, data and personal information from a huge range of websites and this comes from a hacker by the name of Stohanko. All together we have count 101 sites, huge amount of data and personal information which ranges from emails, phone numbers, full names and address. There…
6 Sites hacked and data dumped by Stohanko
Huge dump of websites data has been dump from various sites across the globe. These hacks are coming from a hacker going by the name of Stohanko and there is more to come, just sorting it out now. https://www.ellux.com/ https://www.ellux.com.br/ https://www.ferobrake.co.za/ Automotive braking systems, hydralics and air brakes custom made and for after market fitmets, well…
UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records
The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names and…