John Oates reports: The European Commission is asking for feedback on practical rules to ensure that anyone in Europe who has their private data breached will be told. New rules across Europe mean that telcos are meant to tell you if they lose your data. But what is needed now is feedback on how the…
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AZ: Personal Banking Info Stolen from PHX TSA Employees
Police are looking into the theft of personal financial information at Sky Harbor, and all it took for the information to be stolen was a swipe of their credit or debit cards. So far FOX 10 has confirmed TSA security screeners have been the targets. Their bank accounts were broken into and drained. …
Diabetes research halted after Cape Breton privacy breach
More on the Cape Breton consent/privacy breach that was reported here yesterday. The Canadian Press reports: … Malcom said the breach was discovered as the district was dealing with a significant outbreak of C. difficile, and it also took time to verify the addresses of the patients involved. He said the intention was to send…
OR: Bend ID Theft Update: Victim Total Nears 200
Alicia Inns reports: Lindsay Holloway of Bend is now one of hundreds who noticed something odd on her bank statement this week. “I just went online to check our account and I saw something I didn’t recognize,” Holloway said Wednesday. “So I called my husband right away to make sure it wasn’t him, and he…
Iowans report fraud from stolen Michael’s store PINs
Another rash of card fraud as a result of the Michael’s Store breach months ago? It seems that it may be. Adam Belz of the Des Moines Register reports: Bankers contacted by the Register were not willing to connect any recent debit-card fraud to the Michael’s in Ankeny. So while all customers who used debit…
Meridian Health workers’ personal data was on computer equipment stolen from employee’s home
APP.com reports that a burglary on June 25 at the home of a Meridian Health employee resulted in the loss of a laptop containing an unspecified amount of personal or sensitive employee data. Cavanaugh said he could not comment on how many employees were affected or whether the employee was authorized to bring the computer…