InSerbia reports: BELGRADE – Agency for Privatization published, unauthorized, information about 5,190,396 citizens of Serbia, on its website with more than four thousand financial documents, Share foundation confirmed today. The text database with information (in total about 19 GB of content) was publicly available on the official website of the Agency for Privatization, Share foundation…
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AU: Centrelink’s slap on the wrist for shocking privacy breach
Noel Towell reports: A Centrelink manager who left dozens of sensitive client files on public transport earlier this year has been let off with a small fine and a reprimand. Departmental insiders say client’s private financial data is still being routinely carried around on trains and buses in and around the Queensland capital despite the…
NH: Plaistow town planner accused of snooping in co-workers’ email
Adam Sexton reports: A longtime Plaistow town employee has been accused of accessing the email accounts of the town’s fire chief and two other co-workers, according to court documents. Leigh Komornick, the town planner in Plaistow, is facing fraud and identity theft charges. In newly released court documents, police accuse Komornick of breaking into the…
UK: Red faces at Cornwall Council as salary and personal information sent to wrong staff
The Packet reports: A ‘transfer error’ has been blamed for a large breach in data protection at Cornwall Council, with personal information, details of staff salaries and payouts for redundancy sent to the wrong people. The council has admitted that “approximately” 50 employees were sent the letters relating to colleagues in the education health and social welfare directorate. The…
MO: State retirement system suffers security breach
Rachael Herndon reports: Gary Findlay, executive director of Missouri State Employees’ Retirement System (MOSERS), notified state employees today — including state senators, representatives and Capitol staff — of unauthorized access to MOSERS member records. “On December 5, 2014, we confirmed four successful attempts beginning last month to fraudulently complete an online form for active members of…
Hacker Group Anonymous Claims Credit For Oakland, OPD Website Shutdowns
CBS SF reports: The city of Oakland and the Oakland Police Department websites have been out intermittently since Tuesday night and the hacker group Anonymous is taking responsibility. City spokeswoman Karen Boyd said she began receiving reports that the websites were down Tuesday night. The websites have been down intermittently since then, but Boyd said…