Catharine Tunney reports: Someone went to the RCMP with an allegation of sexual assault — only to see their most closely-guarded private information being leaked. The force is now apologizing after the wrong label was applied to an outgoing package containing three operational files dealing with sexual assaults. Those files included a complainant’s name, date of birth, address,…
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In: SBI denies data leak charges, but customers be on alert
Saikat Das reports: State Bank of India, the country’s biggest lender, said that the data of its customers are safe and that it is continuing to probe the systems for a potential breach of security after a Techcrunch report on data compromise at the bank. “Basis our initial probe, we hereby confirm that SBI’s data…
MA: Concord police erroneously expose citizens’ personal info
Aaron Curtis reports: The Concord Police Department is alerting residents to the possible exposure of private citizen’s personal information after the wrong version of the weekly police log was accidentally posted to the town’s website, according to a press release. The log file posted contained the personal information of individuals who reported incidents or were…
UK: Medical records end up in St Helena Hospice shop
Caroline Tilley reports: Dozens of confidential patient medical records were breached after they ended up in a charity shop, it has been revealed. More than 40 patients at Mersea Island Medical Practice were affected by the breach when a GP took the documents home and accidentally donated them to St Helena’s Hospice. Staff members realised…
Filipino Telecom giant Globe leaks customer registration data
Ray Walsh reports: Online reports have emerged that Filipino telecoms Globe Telecom Inc. has experienced a widespread data blunder. The major telecoms provider has allegedly leaked customer’s private details to fellow customers via email. The firm, one of the most popular in the Philippines, has around 60 million customers. On Friday, January 28, a string…
B&Q ‘exposed data about store thieves’
BBC reports: B&Q says it has taken action after being told that it exposed details of suspected store thieves to the net without password protection. The matter was brought to light by a security researcher last week. He said the DIY chain had taken the data offline, but was unable to get a response from…