The Bangkok Post reports: Activist hackers from the Anonymous collective are claiming they have again penetrated secure Thai government computers, this time leaking private information from Royal Thai Police servers in a continuing protest against plans for a single internet gateway, which the group maintains have not been scrapped. Read more on Bangkok Post.
Month: December 2015
AU: Telcos and security agencies exempted from data breach rules in draft bill
Paul Farrell reports: Australian law enforcement agencies and telcos that suffer certain types of data breaches are likely to be exempt from rules requiring them to notify the people affected, under a draft bill. The federal government published on Thursday an exposure draft of mandatory data breach laws that would compel Australian companies – and in some…
OH: Patient records from defunct hospital found in dumpster
Natalie Tendall reports that hundreds of people’s identities and personal medical information was found in a dumpster by someone who contacted the police and news station. The documents contain social security numbers, birth dates and very private health information from hundreds of people in the area…… Hundreds of people’s private, health documents including STD test orders,…
UK: Crash details sold by Aviva manager to cold callers
As I’ve reported in the past, Aviva has had a few data breaches involving insiders improperly accessing and then selling customer data. A rogue employee involved in such conduct back in 2012 and 2013 is now in court. Sean Poulter reports: A court was told yesterday how Matthew Cooper, 28, abused his position as a manager in…
NH: Personal info of Dover volunteers mistakenly dumped
Kimberley Haas reports: Personal information for close to 160 volunteers in Dover’s school district — including their fingerprint cards and social security numbers — was “mistakenly destroyed” this fall, according to city officials. Between early September and the beginning of last month, a janitor working for S.J. Services in Danvers, Mass., bagged up numerous postmarked…
Blue Cross Blue Shield mailing error disclosed 1,872 dental claims statements to other members
AP reports: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska said Thursday that it mistakenly disclosed personal dental claims information in statements to more than 1,800 customers. The company said a printing error caused some dental explanation of benefits forms to be sent to the wrong customers. The forms reveal treatment and services that the insurer paid…