YLE reports: A data leak earlier this year saw the personal data and even laboratory test results of some 6,000 patients posted online, said the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) on Tuesday. The data ombudsman informed THL of the leak in August. The institute then removed the data from two online services where…
Category: Government Sector
UK: Information Commissioner’s Office announces prosecution
Date: 21 September 2017 Type: Prosecutions Sector: Local government Nilesh Morar has been prosecuted at Nuneaton Magistrates’ Court for the offence of unlawfully obtaining personal data. The defendant, who at the time worked at Leicester City Council, emailed personal data relating to 349 individuals, which included sensitive personal data of service users of the Adult…
S.E.C. Says It Was a Victim of Computer Hacking Last Year
Alexandra Stevenson and Carlos Tejada report that the S.E.C. has disclosed it was hacked last year: The disclosure, coming on the heels of a data breach at Equifax, the major consumer credit reporting firm, is likely to intensify concerns over potential computer vulnerabilities lurking among pillars of the American financial system. The Securities and Exchange…
Court dismisses lawsuits over OPM data breach
The Hill reports: A District of Columbia court has dismissed two lawsuits over the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) data breach disclosed in 2015. The American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal workers union, filed the class action lawsuit against the OPM in June 2015, alleging that the breaches stemmed from gross negligence on the…
West Haven City Hall data breach probed
Mark Zaretsky reports: Police were called in Thursday morning to investigate a possible breach of City Hall computer servers, Mayor Ed O’Brien and Director of Finance Kevin McNabola confirmed Thursday night. McNabola said he didn’t know for sure what data, if any, the breach — discovered two days after Tuesday’s Democratic primary — involved or…
Lithuanian labour office’s head faces fine after personal data leak
Xinhua reports: Director of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange faces a fine due to significant personal data leak from the institution’s website discovered a day before, the country’s State Data Protection Inspectorate (VDAI) said on Wednesday. Ligita Valyte, head of Lithuania’s Labour Exchange, might pay at least 300 euros fine for website’s security loophole which left open…