The Privacy Commissioner has been forced to apologise after the email addresses of more than 300 people were accidentally released. In an invite to a Information Security forum, the body revealed the emails of all those who had been invited. Read more on 3AW.
Category: Government Sector
TxDOT computer system in “security incident”
KXAN reports: The Texas Department of Transportation says some personal information of employees was compromised last week due to a “security incident.” KXAN first learned of the system breach from sources late Tuesday. The department says the breach of TxDOT’s automated administrative system was discovered Friday afternoon. The agency says “a small number of employees”…
PharmaNet breach compromises personal information of 7,500 B.C. residents, says province
CBC News reports: The personal information of approximately 7,500 British Columbians may have been compromised through the provincial government’s PharmaNet system, according to the Ministry of Health. A letter from the ministry was sent last week to B.C residents affected by the breach. The letter says an “unknown/unauthorized person obtained and used a physician’s login to access PharmaNet.” PharmaNet…
Ph: Comelec faces probe for another possible data breach
Paterno Esmaquel II and Michael Bueza report: The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is facing an investigation for another possible data breach after one of its computers in the town of Wao, Lanao del Sur, was stolen. Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista confirmed to Rappler on Thursday, February 16, “Merong computer sa election office ng Wao, Lanao del…
MT: 20,000+ tribal members warned of data breach
The Miami Herald reports that 20,000 members of the Crow and Northern Cheyenne Tribes in Montana were notified that their personal information was on an unencrypted hard drive stolen from a Bureau of Indian Affairs law enforcement vehicle in Big Horn County. The unencrypted device contained names, addresses, birthdates and tribal enrollment information for members of the Crow…
NSA Contractor Could Face 200 Years in Prison for Massive Breach
Elias Groll reports: U.S. prosecutors unveiled an indictment Wednesday detailing what may amount to the largest data breach in the history of the National Security Agency — an archive of classified material that may total more than 500 million pages. The incident is a black eye on the secretive spy agency’s attempt to crack down on…