Yle reports: An error by the Finnish tax authority Vero, in which approximately 27,000 customers received letters containing information relating to other individuals, has created a serious data protection situation, according to the Assistant Data Protection Commissioner Jari Råman. “It is always a serious situation when personal information goes to the wrong place. Especially if…
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Records with Information on 770 Elder Abuse or Dependent Adult Abuse Cases Stolen From Riverside County Employee’s Car
CBS reports: Nearly 800 paper files containing sensitive information were stolen last month from a Riverside County employee’s vehicle, the county announced Thursday. The records, stolen July 27, contained sensitive information about cases investigated by the Riverside County Department of Public Social Services, putting the personal data of 770 individuals at risk of misuse, officials…
Bulgaria’s Data Breach Suspect Sent Back to Custody
Reuters reports: The owner of a Bulgarian cyber security company has been sent back into custody, a court said on Thursday, as part of an investigation into the nation’s biggest data breach. The Appellate Specialized Court said Tad Group owner Ivan Todorov, accused of instigating last month’s attack on state tax agency NRA that compromised…
Township of Maplewood, NJ Provides Media Notification of Data Security Incident
MAPLEWOOD, N.J., Aug. 7, 2019 The Police Department to the Township of Maplewood, NJ (“Maplewood Township”) is providing notice of suspicious activity that was discovered and remediated from the Police Department network. Upon discovery of the activity, Maplewood Township commenced an immediate investigation into the event, which included working with a leading third-party forensic investigation…
AU: TAFE NSW staff details stolen after computer systems allegedly hacked
Sarah Swain reports: Computer hackers have allegedly breached TAFE NSW’s payroll system and stolen bank details of at least two dozen staff, TAFE and a victim of the hack said. Around 30 employees have not been paid on time after having personal information stolen in what TAFE NSW said was a “targeted phishing attack”. Read…
Data breach of 23,000 Revenu Québec employees leads to 2 arrests
Kalina Laframboise reports: Two people have been arrested in connection with a massive leak of personal information at Quebec’s revenue agency. The Sûreté du Québec say officers arrested a 39-year-old woman and a 46-year-old man from Quebec City on Wednesday morning. They are expected to meet with investigators. The breach affects 23,000 current and former…