There was no press release on this, but Surbiton Children’s Centre Nursery in Surrey, England recently signed an undertaking with the Information Commissioner’s Office as a result of a breach. According to the undertaking that was posted to the ICO’s web site on June 14, a teacher’s bag containing a flash drive and papers was…
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Citigroup reveals breach affected over 360,000 cards (updated)
John Ribeiro reports that Citigroup has updated its initial statement about its breach. Their updated statement is likely to fuel debate about time frames for disclosing breaches. It now seems that over 360,083 credit card accounts in North America were accessed by the hacker(s) during the compromise of its card account management website in May….
Patients warned of data theft after burglary at Mill Valley doctor’s office
Will Jason reports: Patients at a Mill Valley medical office have been warned that credit card numbers and other personal information may have been compromised after a computer was stolen in a recent burglary. “Many of our patient’s (sic) personal data was stolen including credit card information,” Dr. Morgan Camp wrote in an email sent…
Patients warned of data theft after burglary at Mill Valley doctor's office
Will Jason reports: Patients at a Mill Valley medical office have been warned that credit card numbers and other personal information may have been compromised after a computer was stolen in a recent burglary. “Many of our patient’s (sic) personal data was stolen including credit card information,” Dr. Morgan Camp wrote in an email sent…
West Texas sheriff convicted of retaliation against nurses who blew the whistle on a doctor
David Lee reports: West Texas sheriff was convicted Tuesday of retaliating against two nurses who complained to the state medical board about a doctor they worked with, who was the sheriff’s friend. Winkler County Sheriff Robert Roberts, 56, was convicted in Midland State Court of retaliation and misuse of official information, both felonies, and official…
House data breach bill may be tightened
Reuters reports: A congresswoman may strengthen a data breach bill to quell concerns it would do too little to force companies to alert customers of data breaches promptly. The draft version of the bill from Rep. Mary Bono Mack requires companies that experience a breach to tell law enforcement within 48 hours and to begin…