In the wake of another breach involving the Ministry of Defence (not listed on this site as it is not clear whether it involved personally identifiable information), the BBC has published a recap of other breaches.
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UK: EPPING FOREST: Fraud fears after council blunder
Here’s another breach reported last month in the U.K., reported by Daniel Binns: An embarrassing blunder by the district council has led to confidential information about men applying for taxi licences being published on its website, in a move which the Government says could put them at risk of identity theft. National insurance numbers, addresses,…
HSBC Heist Includes Data on 130,000 Clients Worldwide, JDD Says
Le Journal du Dimanche (JDD) reports that the data stolen from HSBC in Geneva includes information on 130,000 clients from around the world, according to a story in Bloomberg News that cites the paper and a French prosecutor, Eric de Montgolfier. A former employee at the Swiss bank leaked the information to de Montgolfier, who…
A prescription for snooping
Andrew Zajac reports: When your doctor writes you a prescription, that’s just between you, your doctor and maybe your health insurance company — right? Wrong. As things stand now, the pharmaceutical companies that make those prescription drugs are looking over the doctor’s shoulder to keep track of how many prescriptions for each drug the physician…
Wells Fargo says “system error” to blame for mailing mixup
Bill O’Driscoll reports: When a Wells Fargo Bank statement showed up in Janet Levesque’s mail, the Reno address was right but the name wasn’t hers. She opened it to find her correct account number, but fearing for the safety of her identity, she said she called the bank headquarters in California and was told some…
Warnings issued after possible security breach
Sasha Aslanian reports: The state of Minnesota has directed all of its agencies to stop using a Texas company state officials hired to verify the identities of new employees. A state official told MPR News that it is notifying some 500 employees that their personal data — including names, dates of birth and Social Security…