BBC reports: The government digital service is to make users of its data.gov.uk website change their passwords, following a security breach. It said a database of usernames and email addresses had been discovered on a publicly accessible system during a routine security review. Read more on BBC.
Category: Exposure
Ladbrokes could face inquiry after betting addicts’ details found in bin bag
Rob Davies reports: Ladbrokes could face an investigation from the gambling regulator over an incident in which confidential information about betting addicts, including photos, names and addresses, was found in a bin bag on the street. The Gambling Commission said it was looking into the bookmaker’s compliance with data protection laws after a passer-by found…
UK: Childminder details published in breach of privacy by HMRC
Katy Morton reports: Private details of a number of childminders, including home addresses, have been published in error on HMRC’s Childcare Service website. The details, which have since been removed from the website, which providers and parents must access for Tax-Free Childcare and the 30 hours, appeared on its ‘Search for a Childcare Provider’ page,…
Ca: Data security breach at Campbell River high school prompts warning
Mike Davies reports: The Campbell River School District has sent out a warning to parents and guardians of Timberline Secondary students that some of their personal information was left unsecured on a school server and could possibly have been “inappropriately accessed.” District Secretary-Treasurer Kevin Patrick says the file in question contained “some student names, identification,…
Texas Association of School Boards data breach exposed thousands of teachers’ SSNs
Michelle Pedraza reports: Last week Laredo ISD employees were notified that there was a security breach involving very important information about its employees. As of right now, the district is not sure when the breach happened, but they know that the names and social security numbers of some LISD’s employees were made public on a…
Hundreds of Southern Illinois Healthcare Patients Potentially Impacted by Insurance Breach
Brad Palmer reports: Southern Illinois Healthcare is notifying more than 600 patients who might be impacted by a breach of their information. SIH Privacy Officer Marcia Matthias says it was an isolated incident involving the misdirection of data to other HIPPA-governed [sic] medical facilities by a third party vendor. SIH has a business relationship with…