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Pointer: UK using stolen data to nail tax cheats?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Dissent

From the end-ju$tifie$-the-mean$ dept. It looks like the UK has joined the ranks of Spain and France in using data stolen from HSBC to go after tax cheats. See the coverage on UKWired and BBC.

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IN: St. Vincent Hospital reports stolen laptop

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Dissent

The Indy Channel reports: St. Vincent Hospital has notified 1,200 patients their personal information was on a laptop stolen from an employee’s home. The computer, containing Social Security numbers and personal health information, was taken during a burglary at a worker’s home on July 25, hospital officials said in a news release Friday night. Read…

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Nl: Confidential criminal case files stolen from judge on train

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dissent

A judge of the Dutch Supreme Court reported that confidential records on two criminal cases were stolen while he was on a train earlier this week.    If  I understand the translation correctly, he had placed the files in the luggage rack. Here’s a link to the story in Dutch:  http://www.elsevier.mobi/pl/svt/si/elsevier/po/opnl/dk/elsevier.09-23-2010.0472p0000/sc/els_nieuws/ms/8vfRNArLu4/r/1285267694/pa/159497/uid/

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Backup with sensitive HIV information stolen — from a car

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dissent

Grace Jang of KTVA reports that the HIV status of thousands of Alaskans is likely in the hands of a thief: Anchorage Police, along with the Alaskan Aids Assistance Association known as the Four A’s, say the sensitive information was taken earlier this month, but because the investigation is still very active, a lot of information…

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In: Judge’s laptop stolen from court

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Dissent

Two breach reports from India provide insufficient detail as to whether, or how much, personally identifiable information might be involved but one case involves a laptop stolen from a judge’s chamber and the other involves a cellphone belonging to an assistant advocate that was stolen inside the Supreme Court building. CCTV cameras did not capture…

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A home invasion leads to a breach for a New Hampshire lawyer

Posted on September 22, 2010 by Dissent

Two heads are better than one. Evan Francen noticed a breach report on the New Hampshire Attorney General’s site that I apparently missed back in July.  A laptop containing confidential and personal information of clients of attorney George R. LaRocque, Jr. was stolen during a home invasion. Read more about the incident with Evan’s commentary…

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