Andrew Sadauskas reports: Sensis and Telstra are investigating a privacy breach that led to the publication of the unlisted phone numbers and addresses of at least 230 residential and business customers. At least 80 residential customers with unlisted numbers have had their phone numbers, addresses and, in some cases, part of their names published in…
Month: August 2015
Ca: Saskatchewan’s privacy commissioner and Saskatoon Health Region Authority at odds over privacy breach
David Giles reports that Ronald Kruzeniski, Saskatchewan’s information and privacy commissioner (IPC) and the Saskatoon Health Region Authority (SHRA) are at odds over whether disciplinary action taken against a snooping employee should be disclosed. The dispute arose in the context of an employee who snooped on her own records and five others’ records without a need-to-know. In…
WA: Labor Department vulnerable to data breach
Sean Higgins reports: The Labor Department has several gaps in its cybersecurity protections that could be exploited by hackers, according to a report publicly released Tuesday by its inspector general’s office. Several of the gaps were identified three years ago, the report noted, but the department has done very little to prevent potential data theft. Read more…
Former correctional officer sentenced to prison for stealing identities of Troy jail inmates
Erin Edgemon reports: A former correctional officer at the Troy Police Department City Jail was sentenced to 32 months in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud scheme. Devon Tucker, 31, pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of aggravated…
UK: Bodmin College website offline after it was hacked with obscenities
Ah, I missed this one from last week. On July 30th, CG_Oscar reported: A disgruntled former student is thought to be responsible for hacking Bodmin College’s website. People finding the website online are confronted with a series of obscenities. Although the home page is still active, other pages are no longer available to view. IT…
New details emerge on Siouxland Pain Clinic breach (updated)
On August 1, I noted some media reports about a breach at the Siouxland Pain Clinic. As I mentioned, the reports raised more questions than they answered. Mike Bell of the Sioux City Journal now has a few more details: Siouxland Pain Clinic sent letters Friday to more than 13,000 patients that their medical and…