Updating a previously noted incident. No credit card or personal data was stolen in last week’s breach of the NSW Trainlink online booking system, the transport department said today. Read more on ITnews (AU).
Category: Government Sector
NL: Confidential data stolen from police officer’s car
A break in in a police officer’s private car in Apeldoorn on Monday led to the loss of confidential information on an ongoing investigation, among other things. […] The loot included three laptops, a cellphone, two police identity cards and access cards to police buildings. And a file contain confidential information on an ongoing investigation….
Ca: Veterans Affairs admits to another privacy breach by Canadian legion staff
David Pugliese reports: Veterans Affairs is acknowledging another case where the confidential files of a Canadian veteran were accessed, without consent, by an employee of the Royal Canadian Legion. The Ottawa Citizen reported on such cases in early May, but at the time, Veterans Affairs said it was aware of only one complaint about unauthorized…
Oops: Ohio agency failed to redact personal info in public records request
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NSW TrainLink: Some credit card info at risk after website security breach
The NSW Opposition has called on the state’s Transport Minister to reveal how many customers have been affected by a security breach of TrainLink’s online booking systems. Transport for NSW said it was investigating a “compromise” of the TrainLink website’s reservations system, which has since been shut down. TrainLink provides intercity, regional, and interstate train…
OPM discovered last year’s massive data breach, not contractor
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