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AU: Defence under investigation after privacy breach

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dissent

Hayden Cooper reports on a horrific breach: The Australian Defence Force is under investigation for a privacy breach that exposed the most personal details of scores of serving soldiers. The bungle at Townsville’s Lavarack Barracks posted medical information, discipline records and psychology reports online for all to see. One former soldier has told ABC’s 7.30…

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UK: Security breach at Castle Huntly prison as confidential files go missing after being binned by wardens

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Dissent

David Taylor reports: Files containing the personal information of prisoners, including Tommy Sheridan, are missing.. after being put in the bin by mistake. Staff at Castle Huntly jail threw out confidential paperwork weeks ago but forgot to shred it. When they went back to do it, the files had mysteriously disappeared. The missing information included…

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UK: ICO reveals four new undertakings following data breaches

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Dissent

From the ICO: Durham University breached the Data Protection Act after disclosing personal information in training materials published on its website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The personal data was contained in screenshots used to demonstrate the use of particular University systems and included details such as names, addresses and dates of birth…

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University of Florida notifies 719 individuals about privacy breach

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dissent

From the University of Florida today: University of Florida officials are notifying 719 individuals who were owed a check or refund by the university that their Social Security numbers were exposed on Florida’s Unclaimed Property website. In July 2005, the university submitted its Annual Unclaimed Property Report to the Florida State Department of Financial Services…

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TN: Personal Information Found Dumped Behind Mo’ Money Taxes

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dissent

Memphis police are investigating thousands of documents containing personal information in dumpsters at a Whitehaven area Mo’ Money Taxes business. Now the tax preparation business is the focus of a federal investigation by the IRS for identity theft. Officers were called to the embattles tax service’s location on the 4100-block of Elvis Presley on Monday,…

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Ie: Go4Less acknowledges online data breach

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dissent

A travel agency has acknowledged an online data breach which meant that a number of customers’ personal data – including passport numbers – were publicly available for a short time. A security flaw on the Go4Less.ie website allowed members of the public to access the personal details, which also included phone numbers and addresses, of…

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