The Chronicle reports: The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has confirmed that a data leak has left 1000 Toowoomba residents vulnerable to identity fraud. There are few details about how the security breach occurred, but the OAIC confirmed that financial information of customers of Amazing Rentals was left visible online. Read more on…
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OH: Medical Mutual Provides Notice of Data Incident
Medical Mutual of Ohio (Medical Mutual) is taking action after recently discovering that an email containing personal information belonging to a portion of its Medicare Advantage members was inadvertently sent to an incorrect email address. Read more on Northwest Signal (sub. req.)
Data breach made public, Ridgeview says it exposed some email addresses
Ridgeview Medical Center has informed some members of Ridgeview Community Network that a security breach may have affected some of their protected health information, according to a press release from Ridgeview. According to the press release, affected members were notified on Sept. 8 that their email addresses had been exposed by Ridgeview Community Network. Read…
Premier Medical Associates reports data breach
Ben Schmitt reports: Monroeville-based Premier Medical Associates, owned by Highmark Health, on Friday reported a data breach involving 900 patients and visitors to its website. The incident did not involve electronic health records system or its patient portal, according to a press release. Website visitors who submitted information through the “Contact us” portion of Premier…
Lithuanian labour office’s head faces fine after personal data leak
Xinhua reports: Director of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange faces a fine due to significant personal data leak from the institution’s website discovered a day before, the country’s State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI) said on Wednesday. Ligita Valyte, head of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange, might pay at least 300 euros fine for website’s security loophole which left open…
CO: More than 4,000 Rio Blanco County residents notified of 2016 data breach by state
On August 11, I posted what appeared to be a fairly routine breach notification article from the Denver Post. Today, I realized that the incident probably deserved more attention here. Niki Turner reports: If you’re among the 4,439 Rio Blanco County residents who received a letter last week from the Office of the State Court…