Ben Schmitt reports: Monroeville-based Premier Medical Associates, owned by Highmark Health, on Friday reported a data breach involving 900 patients and visitors to its website. The incident did not involve electronic health records system or its patient portal, according to a press release. Website visitors who submitted information through the “Contact us” portion of Premier…
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Lithuanian labour office’s head faces fine after personal data leak
Xinhua reports: Director of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange faces a fine due to significant personal data leak from the institution’s website discovered a day before, the country’s State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI) said on Wednesday. Ligita Valyte, head of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange, might pay at least 300 euros fine for website’s security loophole which left open…
CO: More than 4,000 Rio Blanco County residents notified of 2016 data breach by state
On August 11, I posted what appeared to be a fairly routine breach notification article from the Denver Post. Today, I realized that the incident probably deserved more attention here. Niki Turner reports: If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter last week from the Office of the State Court…
Translate.com Exposes Highly Sensitive Information in Massive Privacy Breach: NRK (Updated)
Update: On September 11, DataBreaches.net received a response from Translate.com, which appears at the bottom of this post. Florian Faes writes: How would you feel if your letter of resignation were posted online? Or sensitive parts of your employment contract? Or details of that M&A deal you have been working on with an investment bank?…
Security breach feared after private patient records found outside old Royal Adelaide Hospital
Katrina Stokes reports: Private patient documents were accidentally left outside the old Royal Adelaide Hospital overnight in a potential security breach that has been labelled ”a serious matter” by doctors. […] A statement provided to The Advertiser from the Central Adelaide Local Health Network admitted the Health Department was “aware of an isolated issue regarding the…
AU: Port Phillip Council privacy breach exposes 700 email addresses
Ian Royall reports: Port Phillip Council has admitted a major privacy leak after exposing up to 700 ratepayers’ email addresses in a newsletter to residents about changes in Acland St in St Kilda. The data blunder was realised soon after the leak occurred last Friday but council only owned up five days later, notifying residents…