Another disheartening audit involving local government. From the NYS Comptroller’s Office: Town of Ontario – Information Technology, Financial Management and Procurement (2017M-137) Purpose of Audit The purpose of our audit was to evaluate the Town’s IT controls, financial condition and purchasing practices for the period January 1, 2015 through March 2, 2017. Background The Town…
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UK: Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse fined £200,000 for revealing identities of possible abuse victims in mass email
From the Information Commissioner’s Office, this press release: The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has been fined £200,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) after sending a bulk email that identified possible victims of non-recent child sexual abuse. The Inquiry, set up in 2014 to investigate the extent to which institutions failed to protect…
Pennsylvania birth certificate system hacked; no records stolen
Steve Esack reports: The Pennsylvania Department of Health’s birth certificate system was shut down for nearly a week last month after someone hacked into an internal website but did not take or alter citizens records, a government spokesman said Friday. An investigation is continuing into the hack, said Dan Egan, spokesman for the Office of…
MT: Bozeman says security breach stole some utility customers’ credit cards
More impact of the Click2Gov breach reported previously on this site. ABC Fox reports: The city says some customers that used its Click2Gov utility payment system in 2017 may have had their credit information stolen. A press release from the city says customers who used Click2Gov to make utility payments between July 1, 2017 and…
In: Andhra Pradesh website is leaking detailed data of farmers
Trisha Jalan reports: The Andhra Pradesh government has been leaking the personal data of more than 23,000 farmers who have received subsidies from the Andhra Pradesh Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board, reported HuffPost India. The organisation encourages the growth of Ayurvedic medicines in the state; the subsidies are offered to farmers and tribals – and…
DC health website security breach exposes nurse’s personal info including SSN
Scott Taylor reports: A nurse tells 7 On Your Side and Call For Action she was horrified to discover a government web site exposed her name, address and social security number to others… and could have done the same to 600 other nurses. Nurses just like Alexia Park can log onto the DC Department of…