Karen Kleiss reports: Alberta’s proposed Children First Act will erode privacy rights and undermine Albertans’ control over their own health and personal information, privacy commissioner Jill Clayton says. Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner criticized the sweeping new law Wednesday, saying the government hasn’t done enough to make sure those subject to the act — mainly…
Month: May 2013
Name.com Tells Customers To Change Password Due To Breach
Michael Berkens writes: Name.com sent an email to customers today regarding a potential security breach. The compromised data was said to potentially include usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted credit card data. The official notice read: Name.com recently discovered a security breach where customer account information including usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords and…
WI: Hack of Cooperative Education Service Agency 10 web portal reveals faculty passwords
WEAU reports: A school district service agency says teachers’ passwords were hacked and Tuesday night it’s getting out the message to the people affected. CESA 10’s administrator tells WEAU its old web portal where teachers registered for classes was hacked, and it’s now using a new site that is not affected. CESA, which stands for…
IL: Police investigating computer theft at Dept of Family services
This could be bad. WGN TV reports: Chicago police are investigating a “significant theft” of computer equipment from the Dept of Family and Support Services. Someone stole about $41,000 worth of computer equipment from a city office building on the West Side in a burglary, police said. Police could not comment on what information may…
If you don’t know whether data were extracted, why say the risk of harm is low?
A breach notification letter submitted this week to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office by WorldVentures Marketing had me grinding my teeth. According to the notification to consumers, WorldVentures recently became aware of unauthorized access to their servers. The access may have occurred from October 23, 2012 through March 14, 2013. The server held customers’ credit card numbers…
UK: Hospital worker breaks into confidential records
This is not the first time I’ve read about a patient privacy breach as part of a smear campaign, but this case is in the U.K. Dave Blackhurst reports: A major investigation is today under way to find a hospital worker behind a high-level security breach aimed at discrediting a doctor. The staff member obtained…