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UK: First monetary penalties served for serious data protection breaches

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner today served two organizations with the first monetary penalties for what he characterized as serious breaches of the Data Protection Act. The first penalty, of £100,000, was issued to Hertfordshire County Council for two serious incidents where council employees faxed highly sensitive personal information to the wrong recipients. The first case, involving…

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Ca: Laptop theft could be massive file breach

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Dissent

The local public school board is scrambling to alert some students and their parents whose records and personal information are reportedly on a stolen laptop computer. Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board communications officer Kerry Donnell outlined, in a statement released to the press Tuesday, the steps being taken to alert those who may…

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Stolen laptop contained Hanger Orthopedic Group employee data

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Dissent

Through their lawyers at Foley & Lardner, Austin-headquartered Hanger Orthopedic Group (NYSE- HGR) notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a  laptop stolen earlier this month contained employee information. By letter dated November 12, the firm reported that a laptop was stolen from an employee in the Human Resources Department on November 4.  The…

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KS: Money, laptop taken in bowling alley burglary

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Dissent

A money bag containing thousands of dollars in cash, checks and credit card transactions was stolen during a burglary at All Star Lanes late Sunday or early Monday. Source: Salina Journal

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Kayser-Roth notifies employees that stolen laptop contained their info

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Dissent

Kayser-Roth Corporation, an affiliate of Golden Lady Group, recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop stolen from their corporate office in Greensboro, North Carolina contained personal and financial information on an unspecified number of current and former employees. The laptop, which was stolen from the Corporate Payroll Department sometime between 4:30…

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Ca: Goodfellow student information stolen from vehicle

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Dissent

Chris Simon reports: A binder containing personal information on 93 Goodfellow Public School students was stolen from a teacher’s car in Springwater Township sometime overnight between Nov. 5 and 6. The binder, which had been placed inside a briefcase that looked similar to a computer case, was among several items stolen during the break-in, which…

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