The Orcadian reports: Another data breach at NHS Orkney has led to a confidential health board file being inadvertently sent to a member of the local press, in what has been described by the health authority’s new interim chief executive as a “regrettable” error. Michael Dickson, who is set to arrive in Orkney today, Friday,…
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Serious data privacy breach at DU admit card 2020 download portal, students’ personal details available
Roshni Chakrabarty reports: Early on Thursday, two Twitter users pointed out the serious data privacy breach problems arising in the DU admit card 2020 download portal, which is part of the official Delhi University website. Anyone with the ‘gateway password’ can download the admit cards of all students in any Delhi University college. Read more…
Misconfigured firewall resulted in LogBox data exposure and conflicting claims
Earlier this week, Jake Bright of TechCrunch reported that security researcher Anurag Sen had found an exposed database belonging to LogBox, a South African medical data app that allows patients to share information with their doctors more easily. According to TechCrunch’s report, the researcher had found an exposed database containing account access tokens for “thousands…
Louis mayor slammed for broadcasting names, addresses of ‘defund the police’ supporters
Nicole Acevedo reports: The mayor of St. Louis is facing backlash for reading aloud during a public briefing the full names and street addresses of protesters who are calling on the city to defund the police department. […] As of Saturday, at least 15,000 people had signed a Change.org petition calling for Krewson’s resignation, contending that she…
Report: e-Learning Data Breach Exposes 1 Million College Students’ Data
Breitbart reports: Over one million students that have used the OneClass e-learning platform may have had their personal data breached. A report published on Thursday suggests that the popular educational platform experienced a significant data breach this week, creating a “goldmine for criminal hackers.” Read more on Breitbart.
PH: Unauthorized disclosure of COVID-19 patients’ identities continues
Nikko Dizon reports: As the number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines steadily increased from mid-March to late May, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) had been investigating 22 complaints of privacy breaches involving more than 150 COVID-19 patients, as well as suspected and probable cases. In at least 7 of these cases, the breach was committed…