In the justice system: Bulfrano Maldonado was found guilty of identity theft. Maldonado had successfully opened a bank account in another person’s name and managed to obtain two loans. He was only caught when he tried to convert the loan to his own name by telling the bank he had changed his name — and…
Author: Dissent
UK: 2,000 hospital patients’ records stolen
Although there are a number of cases reported involving stolen laptops or computers out of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), I continue to be impressed at how many of the thefts involve data that were actually encrypted. It seems like a rarity here to hear that a stolen laptop was encrypted, but perhaps we…
Casino company breached the Data Protection Act
London Clubs International Limited (LCI), which operates 11 casinos throughout the UK, is improving data security following the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing the data of approximately 26,000 customers. Roy Ramm, on behalf of LCI, has signed an Undertaking after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found LCI in breach of the Data Protection Act….
Drug safety monitoring system set to hit snags
A new system for monitoring the safety of marketed drugs and other medical products is being developed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to medical scientists writing in the New England Journal of Medicine this week. But a host of challenges will need to be overcome before it can be used successfully,…
UK: 2,000 hospital patients' records stolen
A laptop containing confidential information on 2,000 patients was stolen from Broomfield Hospital. The news has angered the Patients’ Association – a charity helping to give a voice to patients in their dealings with the NHS – amid concerns for the security of patient data held at hospitals. The computer, which had been through a…
McAfee sends out customer details in email
Security vendor McAfee has sent out a bulk email containing the contact details of over 1400 security professionals that attended its recent conference in Sydney. The email revealed demographic data collected during the registration process for the McAfee Strategic Security Summit, held in Sydney on Friday July 17, as well as the full contact details…