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Scottish charity signs ICO undertaking following personal data theft

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Dissent

A Scottish charity – based in Glasgow – breached the Data Protection Act after two unencrypted memory sticks and papers containing the personal details of up to 101 individuals were stolen from an employee’s home. The information included peoples’ names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as a limited amount of data relating to…

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Ca: UBC computer with sensitive data recovered

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Dissent

Encryption worked, but what was the laptop doing in an unattended vehicle anyway? CBC News reports: The University of B.C. is reviewing its security procedures after the theft of a laptop containing personal information on thousands of students and faculty members. RCMP retrieved the computer last month, 10 days after it was stolen from a…

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UK: Nicked sensitive Avnet server disks sparks ICO probe

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Dissent

Paul Kunert reports an update on a breach I seem to have missed: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed it is investigating a potential data breach at Avnet Technology Solutions (TS) following the break-in prior to Christmas. As previously reported, thieves raided the enterprise distie’s Haslingden office on 21 December and made off with hard…

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Eircom customer data breached – twice

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Dissent

Elaine Edwards and Ciara O’Brien report that two thefts in December or early January have put Eircom customers at risk of identity theft: The details of up to 6,845 current and former customers with Eircom’s mobile divisions may have been compromised after three unencrypted laptops were stolen. Up to 550 customers with eMobile and Meteor…

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UK: Five councils, a youth charity, and a healthcare provider sign undertakings following data breaches

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Dissent

Five councils breached the Data Protection Act by failing to keep people’s personal information secure, Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said today: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council breached the Data Protection Act on four separate occasions during a two month period last year. The breaches included an incident in May when an individual was mistakenly sent…

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IN: Computers stolen from government office had encryption in place

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Dissent

Daniel Miller reports that 10 laptops loaded with classified and personal information were swiped over the weekend from the Department of Child Services in Hendricks County, Indiana, but thankfully, they were encrypted.  Read more on WISH.

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