Breach costs force a revision in estimates. From their press release: …. subsequent to the release of its earnings for the third quarter on November 3, 2009, Heartland engaged in settlement discussions that resulted in an increase in settlement offers made to certain claimants in an attempt to resolve certain of the claims asserted against…
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Queensland Police email private details of traffic offenders
Anna Caldwell reports: An internal police intelligence document that detailed the private information of up to 12 traffic offenders already dealt with was leaked to as many as 50 people outside the Queensland Police Service. The document included the names, photographs, addresses, registration plates and criminal histories of the group. Police say it was “mistakenly”…
UK: Consultation paper on monetary penalties for data breaches
In Parliament yesterday, the Minister of State, Ministry of Justice, Mr. Michael Wills said: I am today publishing a consultation paper entitled “Civil Monetary Penalties, Setting the Maximum Penalty”. The paper explains the Government’s proposal to set the maximum penalty for civil monetary penalties at £500,000. Civil monetary penalties, as set out under sections 55A-E…
EU: Breach notification laws get green light
David Neal reports: The EU has announced that “nothing stands in the way” of its ePrivacy Directive, paving the way for stronger rules surrounding data breaches and other privacy issues. The EU said that, since the telecoms reform package had been approved, any work left to do on its rules was just a formality, with…
Ca: Winnipeg bank customers defrauded
Hundreds of Winnipeggers woke up on the weekend to discover that while they were sleeping, criminals were awake and stealing money from their bank accounts. Both bank and credit union customers say hundreds of dollars were taken, or attempted to be withdrawn, from their accounts. Customers from Royal Bank and Bank of Montreal say their…
WA: Vancouver schools’ employee data breached
Howard Buck reports: Vancouver Public Schools said on Monday it had discovered a “security breach” in its payroll data system that threatens the release of district employees’ personal information, such as names, birth dates and Social Security numbers. Also, the banking account numbers of employees who use direct deposit “have been compromised,” the district said…