Ken Alltucker reports: State health officials have warned 2,500 individuals and families with newborns that a box containing sensitive health, financial and personal information has been lost in the mail. The Arizona Department of Health Services said its newborn-screening program gathered the information for billing purposes. The misplaced records may include health information for children tested in…
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UK: Memory stick led to stolen computer
A memory stick dropped in a supermarket carpark led to the discovery of a computer, stolen from Nottinghamshire Police, in the home of one its intelligence analysts. Keith Robson, 59, of Greaves Lane, Edingley, admitted stealing the computer and knowingly or recklessly disclosing personal data when he appeared before Nottingham magistrates on Monday. Read more…
Ca: Paradise woman charged with accessing personal information at RNC
Annette Kennedy is the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary civilian employee who been charged with three offences under the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Act, The Telegram has learned. The 49-year-old Paradise woman is scheduled to appear in provincial court in St. John’s June 19. Kennedy is a dispatcher with the RNC, a civilian position….
Qatar to ‘prosecute perpetrators’ of QNA hacking
Al Jazeera reports: Qatar has begun an inquiry into a security breach by hackers who posted fake remarks on its national news agency’s platforms by its ruler purportedly criticising US foreign policy. The incident comes just days after President Donald Trump met Gulf Arab leaders in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. “The Qatar News Agency (QNA) website has…
OK: Personal information exposed for 3,000 people in Stillwater after unauthorized access obtained to city computer
Katrina Butcher reports: The City of Stillwater announced Wednesday that the information for about 3,000 people has been compromised after an unauthorized party had access to a city computer. Officials say the unauthorized party had access to the computer for 22 days. Records with personal information dating from March 15, 2015, to May 16, 2017, for…
Eighth Czech man may be taken into custody over police data leak
CTK reports: The State Attorney’s office has proposed that the eighth man be taken into custody in the case of leak of information from Czech police databases, state attorney Petr Sereda told journalists today, adding that in all, 18 people have been accused in connection with it. Sereda said the Municipal Court in Brno had…