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…
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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…
Guelph notifying staff whose private information was compromised
Tony Saxon reports that Guelph employees affected by a breach last month are being notified. The breach – an erroneous disclosure of employee information – has already cost the city’s CAO his job. Early last month over 50,000 email items were accidentally given to a former city employee as part of an ongoing $1 million wrongful…
UK: Laptop and files with confidential information about Aberdeen children stolen
Paper documents and a laptop holding personal details about youngsters in the Granite City were taken when a car was stolen. Councillor Alex Nicoll, who sits on the education and children’s services committee, said: “I’m obviously concerned that this has happened. Read more on Aberdeen Journals Ltd. Thankfully, the laptop was encrypted and the stolen…
Cn: Jail sentences for selling data on 200,000 newborns
Zhang Ningning reports: Eight people involved in stealing, selling and buying information of more than 200,000 newborns have been sentenced for infringing citizens’ personal information. The Pudong New Area People’s Court said yesterday that the defendants included two former employees of the city’s Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The eight were sentenced from seven to…