Julia Medew reports: A hospital is being investigated for breaching the privacy of dozens of patients after medical records revealing a “swollen penis” and mental illnesses among other things, were found in a Coburg street. The Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is investigating how the records of 31 patients were removed from the John…
Category: Exposure
Financial firm’s documents found in Bangor alley
Allan Preston reports: Hundreds of discarded financial documents have been found scattered in a Bangor alleyway. The resident who discovered them said he suspected many contained personal information. However, the finance company that owns the documents, NIIB, said no customer information was in the papers, and that it was investigating the issue. Read more on…
Personally Identifiable Information Found on 40 Percent of Used Devices in Largest Study To-Date
The headline pretty much says it all. The study was conducted by an association with a self-serving interest, but here’s the press release: The National Association for Information Destruction (NAID ) announced today the results of the largest study to date of the presence of personally identifiable information (PII) on electronic devices sold on the…
Email Security Breach Involving County Employees’ Bank Accounts In Sebastian County
Jordan Tidwell reports: There was an email security breach between county employees’ in Sebastian County on March 15, Sebastian County comptroller Melissa Sinclair said. Sinclair said a payroll administrator sent out an email to a group of county employees containing links to approximately 200 employees’ banking account numbers and routing numbers. The links required a…
UK: Council blunder exposes personal data on web
Residents in Fylde have had their private details leaked on the internet in a massive security breach by Fylde Council. The council today confirmed that the email addresses of people who took part in a recent consultation had been posted on its website at the weekend. However, victims say details also included mobile phone numbers,…
UK: Three Data Breach Exposes Mobile Customer Account Details To Total Strangers
Steve McCaskill reports: Three customers have reported seeing other users details in their online accounts and My3 application in fresh cybersecurity breach. Three has suffered a new data breach after an apparent technical glitch saw customers presented with the account details of other subscribers. Those affected could apparently access the bills, call logs and phone numbers of…