The personal data of up to 300 former students of Liverpool Community College was discovered on the internet. The information, which included names, dates of birth and student IDs, was discovered during the course of an ongoing ECHO investigation. It followed accusations the college’s IT department claimed funding for entire courses which did not run…
Author: Dissent
Ten of the most embarrassing data breaches
Doug Cornelius of Compliance Building posted a list of what he describes as the 10 most embarrassing data breaches. Take a look at his list and see if you agree. If not, what would you include in a list of the 10 most embarrassing breaches?
ICO: NHS Lothian to improve security
NHS employees failed to comply with data security requirements according to an Undertaking, signed by James Barbour, the Chief Executive of NHS Lothian. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found NHS Lothian in breach of the Data Protection Act after an unencrypted memory stick was lost and some paper files were temporarily left in a…
Ringleader of high-tech pickpocket gang pleads guilty
One of the ringleaders of a high-tech national pickpocket and identity theft gang that kept police around the country on their toes for at least two years pleaded guilty on Wednesday. Clyde Austin Gray, Jr., 52, of Waldorf, Maryland, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in a scheme that resulted in losses of…
NHS Lothian to improve security after breaching the Data Protection Act
NHS employees failed to comply with data security requirements according to an Undertaking, signed by James Barbour, the Chief Executive of NHS Lothian. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found NHS Lothian in breach of the Data Protection Act after an unencrypted memory stick was lost and some paper files were temporarily left in a…
NY High School To Provide Pregnancy, STD Testing
Is it providing high school students a needed service or shutting parents out of their teen’s lives? A recent decision by the Port Chester Board of Education has some thinking it’s too much intrusion. As Port Chester High School gets ready for the new school year, officials have signed off on a new service that…