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Dumfries and Galloway data leak inquiry finds failing

Posted on September 20, 2011 by Dissent

An inquiry has found “systematic failings” to blame for an error which saw the personal data of hundreds of council workers being published online. The information was released by Dumfries and Galloway Council which has already made an unreserved apology. The mistake saw names, dates of birth and salary details of nearly 900 employees put…

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Bank’s credit card bills found dumped

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dissent

Ellen Jia reports: At least 500 credit card bills were found dumped at a recycling station in the Pudong New Area yesterday, raising concerns over a possible leak of bank customers’ personal information. The bills, in more than 10 bunches of 50 each, were from the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank. The bank and the Pudong…

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Intel officials’ emails posted after hack of cybersecurity group

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Dissent

Michael Isikoff reports: The names and email addresses of hundreds of U.S. intelligence officials — including some senior officials in the Obama Administration — have been posted on an anti-secrecy website after computer hackers allegedly swiped them from the internal membership list of a prestigious national security organization. The apparent cyberattack on the Intelligence and…

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NC: Guilford County Tax Office Leaks Taxpayers Data (Updated)

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Dissent

From WFMY News: Greensboro, NC– On September 9, 2011, Guilford County was notified of a Data Security Breach involving Tax Department files containing personal information accessible through the web. In a statement on its website Guiford County officials said: Data files of citizens for whom the Tax Department sought a garnishment or attachment between December 2010 and the date…

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UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names…

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UK: Action taken over security flaw in online reporting form

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Dissent

From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) – its parent organisation – have taken action after the discovery of a security flaw on CEOP’S website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. On 6 April, the ICO received a complaint from an…

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