From the ICO: Wolverhampton City Council breached the Data Protection Act by allowing confidential personal information to be disposed of in a skip, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The ICO first became aware of the breach in October 2010 when a local newspaper reported that council documents containing names, dates of birth, bank…
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Alabama police officer indicted for ID theft
Bradley Howard Pemberton, 41, a sergeant with the Montgomery Police Department (“MPD”), was indicted recently on federal wire fraud and identity theft charges, according to an announcement by Leura G. Canary, United States Attorney. The indictment alleges that through his position with MPD, Pemberton was authorized to access the Law Enforcement Tactical System (“LETS”), which…
AU: Security breach at Disability, Housing and Community Services ‘won’t result in identity theft’
ACT Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services Joy Burch says a security breach involving data from her department is unlikely to result in identity theft. In November last year, a department employee breached protocol and downloaded information onto a laptop to take home. The laptop was stolen during a home burglary. Ms Burch says…
UK: Council breached Data Protection Act by losing flash drive with unencrypted information
Cambridgeshire County Council breached the Data Protection Act by losing a memory stick containing sensitive data relating to vulnerable adults, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The ICO was informed by the council in November 2010 that an employee had recently lost an unencrypted memory stick containing personal data relating to a minimum of…
UK: Renewal applications lost by Passport Service
The Identity and Passport Service (IPS) breached the Data Protection Act by losing the passport renewal applications of 21 individuals, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The loss occurred in May 2010 at the passport office that was responsible for processing the applications and the ICO was subsequently informed. The missing details included the…
UK: 100 police workers in breach of data protection
Coreena Ford reports: A police officer is suspected of using a force computer to pass classified information onto criminals, the Sunday Sun can reveal. The community support officer – who was sacked – is one of no less than 100 North officers and civilian staff to breach data protection laws for their own use over…