Matthew Van Dongen reports: The city says it “inadvertently” breached the privacy of 450 people by leaving names and personal email addresses visible in a mass email to Hamilton residents who registered to vote by mail in the looming election. Upset residents started posting online Thursday night about the screw-up, which the city acknowledged is a…
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Ca: Inappropriate pictures of long-term care residents raise questions in House of Assembly
Bernice Hiller reports: Allegations that long-term care staff in the Baie Verte hospital took inappropriate pictures of residents made it to the floor of the House of Assembly, as politicians asked and answered questions about the possible privacy breach. Central Health is investigating the allegations, along with the RCMP and Newfoundland and Labrador’s privacy commissioner. Read more…
Wisconsin Department of Health Services notifying some Medicaid members of breach
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today announced that on August 8, 2022, as part of a cybersecurity incident investigation, DHS was notified that a presentation emailed to the DHS Children’s Long-Term Support Council in April 2021 contained protected health information. This presentation was forwarded to employees working for county government agencies in Rock…
Ro says it ‘inadvertently’ exposed employees’ personal information
Zack Whittaker and Natasha Mascarenhas report: Healthcare unicorn Ro is notifying employees of a data exposure involving their personal information after a security contractor “inadvertently” uploaded a spreadsheet of employee data to the internet. In a data breach notice obtained by TechCrunch from an affected employee who received the notice this week, Ro said it…
Bankrupt Crypto Lender Celsius Reveals Thousands of Users’ Transaction Histories in Court Filing
Will McCurdy reports: Troubled crypto lender Celsius has revealed the names and transaction history of hundreds of thousands of its customers in a court filing. The 14,500-page long document contained information such as customer names, crypto wallet IDs, transaction types and amounts, which services the customer had used, and the types and quantities of tokens held. Read…
Hundreds of students have personal emails exposed in data breach at University of Limerick
Donal Macnamee reports: Hundreds of people had their personal email addresses exposed in a significant data breach at the University of Limerick (UL), the Business Post has learned. The incident, which took place in August, impacted Central Applications Office (CAO) applicants considering studying at the university, and has been referred to the Data Protection Commission (DPC). Read…