Josh Bavas reports: Overseas hackers breached the Queensland Transport Department’s security network last year, before attempting to steal information from staff members from other sections of government. The cyber breach occurred in December, according to details obtained by ABC News under a Right to Information request. The Department of Transport and Main Roads holds information…
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Gwent Police investigated for failing to disclose possible compromise of personal information
Alexander J. Martin reports: Gwent Police is being investigated after failing to inform hundreds of people that hackers may have accessed their confidential reports to the force. Sky News has learned that up to 450 people who filed reports through an online tool over a two-year period could have been put at risk by hackers…
FL: Okaloosa Water and Sewer warns users of possible security breach
NWF Daily News reports: There may have been a security break for Okaloosa County Water and Sewer users who paid their bills with a credit or debit card, according to a press release from the county. The security breach occurred involving external vendors which process electronic credit/debit card payments for water and sewer bills. In…
Statistics Canada loses, mishandles hundreds of sensitive census, employment files
Kathleen Harris reports: The federal agency in charge of collecting, analyzing and securely storing personal data about Canadians lost hundreds of sensitive files during the 2016 census process. Incident reports obtained by CBC News through Access to Information detail 20 cases of information and privacy breaches by Statistics Canada, including long and short census surveys, home…
UK: Council letters with personal details found dumped in bin bag on Washington street
Kali Lindsay reports: Council tax demand letters with confidential information were found dumped in a black bin bag on a street. Found near the Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington , the bag was filled with letters from Jacobs Enforcement Agents. The letters contained details of residents owing Council Tax to 18 local authorities, including Newcastle City…
Waltham Forest Council has breached data protection laws
Alice Richardson reports: A Waltham Forest Council employee uploaded a video containing “sensitive information” to Youtube, a report filled with damning personal data breaches has revealed. The report by private consultants Agilisys noted the council is currently not currently compliant with data protection regulations. It also shows how personal information was wrongly disclosed 18 times…