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ACC staffer faces inquiry after clients’ records stolen

Posted on August 13, 2013 by Dissent

As if ACC hadn’t gotten enough bad press over previous breaches, it’s had another one. Anna Turner reports: The personal details of dozens of Christchurch ACC claimants have been leaked after a staff member’s home was burgled. ACC confirmed yesterday that the home of a Christchurch ACC case manager was broken into on Saturday, August…

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Privacy watchdog fines Greece’s Finance Ministry for data protection failure

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Dissent

Associated Press reports that Greece’s Finance Ministry has been fined €150,000  ($200,000) by the privacy watchdog for allegedly failing to protect data on millions of taxpayers. The data ended up in the hands of private companies, or in some cases, in the hands of data thieves. The Data Protection Authority said Friday the ministry hadn’t taken…

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South Central Los Angeles Regional Center notifies clients after employee’s car with iPad stolen

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Dissent

South Central Los Angeles Regional Center notified consumers after an employee’s iPad containing names and UCIs (Unique Customer Identification?) had been left in a vehicle that was stolen on July 6. According to their web site, SCLARC is a private, non-profit, community based organization which contracts with the State Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to coordinate…

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UK: ICO takes enforcement action against Chief Constables after personal data breach

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Dissent

Sooraj Shah reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged policing staff that work in specialist collaboration units to receive data protection training, while it warned the units themselves to be adequately secured. The ICO has tried to increase awareness in the area after its investigation of a breach at the East Midlands Collaboration Unit….

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UK: 400,000 personal files stolen in court closure

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Dissent

John Hyde reports: Computer equipment storing more than 400,000 confidential court files was stolen from a court – and the theft only discovered months later when it appeared for sale on eBay, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. The network server, which contained personal details of victims and witnesses, was apparently stolen by a subcontractor in…

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WA: Friends In Service to Humanity (FISH) food bank computer stolen during working hours

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Dissent

Andy Matarrese reports: An almost-new computer was stolen from the FISH food bank on Water Street on Tuesday afternoon, according to staff. Roger McCune, the food bank’s executive director, said staff members and volunteers were downstairs with two or three families who were getting food when the computer was taken from the building’s offices upstairs…

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