Netflix recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a rogue employee at their call center was accessing customers’ names and credit card information without authorization over a two-month period. The misconduct was discovered on April 4 and reported to the state on April 20. Two New Hampshire residents were affected by the insider…
Author: Dissent
Ca: Fines needed to help stem growing data breaches, Privacy Commissioner says
From the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada: STRATFORD, Ontario, May 4, 2011 – An alarming trend of ever-bigger data breaches is prompting Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart to call for substantial fines against major corporations that fail to adequately protect Canadians’ personal information from preventable breaches. “I am deeply troubled by the large number…
In: BPO employee arrested for online card fraud
A BPO employee at Visakhapatnam was today arrested for online credit card fraud running into lakhs of rupees. The arrested, 25-year P Bala Vamsi Krishna, is a customer service representative in the BPO and a resident of Satyam Heights at SR Nagar. He was arrested following a complaint by R Sreekanth, the general manger of…
California and Massachusetts Legislatures Push Data Breach and Security Bills
Jason C. Gavejian writes: In distinct efforts to strengthen data security requirements, the California and Massachusetts legislatures recently passed bills affecting data breach notification requirements and data security notification, respectively. On April 14, 2011, the California senate approved S.B. 24, requiring California businesses and agencies to notify the state attorney general if more than 500 California…
UK: NHS Barnet reveals 187 breaches of personal data
Guardian Healthcare Network writes: A North London primary care trust has suffered the most personal data breaches among NHS trusts in the capital over the past three years, according to figures obtained by Guardian Healthcare. The figures showed that out of 30 trusts responding to a freedom of information (FoI) request, NHS Barnet owned up…
AU: Autopsy photos, details leaked
Megan Levy reports: A former Victorian forensic worker has admitted to leaking confidential autopsy results and details of “unusual and interesting” deaths to his friends over the past six years, an Ombudsman’s report has revealed. The male technician, who resigned from his job with the Victorian Institute of Forensic Medicine in January, said he shared…