Claire Simpson reports an update to an email gaffe breach that I had characterized as one of the worst breaches in 2020. I had been somewhat surprised to later read that four out of five victims groups were backing Brendan McAllister. I am not surprised that at least some of those exposed by the breach…
Category: Exposure
Over 8 million COVID-19 test results leaked online
Ax Sharma reports: … Last month, BleepingComputer exclusively reported that multiple Indian government websites were leaking COVID-19 patient test reports. This week, security researcher Sourajeet Majumder has shared with BleepingComputer his discovery of another government website exposing millions of COVID-19 test results. Read more on BleepingComputer.
UK: Council apologizes for free school meals payment data breach
Email gaffes are still a thing, too. Kevin O’Sullivan reports: A Scottish local authority has apologised for a data breach after sending details of 600 free school meals claimants to ‘multiple’ email accounts. Scottish Borders council sent out the email in an IT blunder as it tried to contact 1,300 residents to inform them of…
Ca: School division apologizes for privacy breach at Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
CBC reports: Manitoba’s largest school division is apologizing to students at the Winnipeg Adult Education Centre after a privacy breach earlier this week. A link to report cards and other private information for each student was inadvertently emailed to all 400 students at the school, which offers high school credit classes for adult learners. Read more on…
Norwegian DPA issues fine to Municipality of Indre Østfold
As seen on the European Data Protection Board (EDPB): The Norwegian Data Protection Authority has fined the Municipality of Indre Østfold EUR 20 000 (NOK 200,000) for a confidentiality violation. Personal data that should have been restricted was available to unauthorized persons. The Municipality of Indre Østfold, formerly the Municipality of Askim, published the records…
In: Exclusive: Congress puts personal data of thousands of its supporters at risk, massive security loophole found on its website
OpIndia staff report: The recently launched drive by the Congress party to induct a whopping 5 lakhs ‘social media warriors’ to support the party has turned out to be an exercised marred with massive security loopholes. The Congress IT cell seems to have slipped even in employing basic IT security systems in place for this…