From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The organ donation preferences of 444,031 people were recorded inaccurately on the Organ Donation Register (ODR) due to a software error, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. In March 2010 NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), who manage the Register, discovered irregularities between the organ donation information stated on Driver…
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Sg: Teen sues plastic surgeon over nude photos for scar ops
Interesting case in Singapore: A teen who had undergone surgery for the removal of a scar on her thigh is suing the plastic surgeon and the Specialist Surgery & Laser Centre for damages arising from emotional distress and personal trauma. The 17-year-old, who cannot be named had gone to the Orchard Road clinic to get…
UK: Police apologize over data loss incidents but need crystal ball at this point
This is somewhat painful to read. Maybe Jack Nicholson’s available to do a movie we could call, “As Bad as It Gets?” James Burke reports: Police in Gloucestershire have admitted to a data loss incident involving confidential details, although the force also confesses it has no idea what information was lost. An investigation by the…
UK: Lush website hack ‘exposes credit card details’
John Leyden writes: Luxury cosmetics firm Lush has ditched its UK website in response to a sustained hacking attack which left users vulnerable to credit card fraud. The firm warns that credit card details submitted to the Lush.co.uk site between 4 October and 20 January may have been compromised by the assault by unknown hackers….
CA: Three arrested for credit card fraud
San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating local credit card skimming operations. On January 13, a Chase Bank investigator told police he had captured video images of…
FL: Suspect in statewide credit card fraud ring arrested in Hernando
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of being part of a group that has engaged in identify theft by creating fraudulent credit cards throughout Florida. Juan Tato Echemendia, 26, of Miami has been accused of being responsible for numerous identity crimes throughout the Tampa Bay area, including Hernando County, according to…