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AU: Miner Norton Gold Fields blames human error for leak of employees’ personal and financial details

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Dissent

Jasmine Bamford and Sam Tomlin report: The operators of a Kalgoorlie gold mine have blamed “human error” after the personal and financial details of several hundred employees were emailed to one of their suppliers. Staff at Norton Gold Fields have been advised to monitor their bank accounts, with their names, bank details and tax file…

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UK: Sage really has had it hands full this week…

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Dissent

In addition to dealing with what appears to be an insider breach that snagged the information of more than 200 Sage corporate customers, Sage also got a phone call from Chris Vickery this week that kept them even busier. According to Chris, he discovered about 20 misconfigured MongoDB installations using Sage’s X3 software. Originally thinking…

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AU: Albany hospital staff avoid censure over confidential patient document find

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Dissent

ABC reports: Staff at Albany’s public hospital have avoided serious consequences after confidential patient information was found by a member of the public in the building’s courtyard. A double-sided paper document listing the personal details of 11 mental health patients, their reason for admission and their risk factors was found in the courtyard of the Albany…

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UK: Hampshire County Council fined £100,000 after confidential social services papers found

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Dissent

Here’s a case where as part of her deliberations, the ICO considered that a council should have known they were in contravention of the DPA because the ICO had issued three monetary penalty notices to other entities who had left confidential data behind in decommissioned buildings during the relevant time period. From the Information Commissioner’s Office:…

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Virgin Mobile privacy breach sees customers getting access to strangers’ voicemails

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dissent

Michelle Starr reports: A privacy breach seems to be underway at Virgin Mobile. Customers attempting to access their voicemail messages are instead getting access to the voicemail messages of other people. When dialling the 212 number used by Virgin Mobile that allows access to your own voicemail box, Virgin Mobile customers are instead reporting that…

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UK: Was Lloyds chief ‘affair’ exposed by disgruntled colleague?

Posted on August 15, 2016 by Dissent

James Burton and Vanessa Allen report: Lloyds Bank chiefs are investigating if an insider plot to undermine Antonio Horta-Osorio was behind revelations that he allegedly spent a weekend with a mistress on a business trip to Singapore. There are fears that sources within the chief executive’s inner circle leaked embarrassing claims that the married father…

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