Alun Jones reports: Local authorities in Wales broke data protection laws over 60 times in 2012, BBC Wales has learned. In one case a worker allowed their partner to access and amend personal data. There were also several cases of posting personal data on websites, and an e-mail which accidentally disclosed sensitive details of 24…
Category: Government Sector
UK: Workers’ personal information found in cabinet sold at auction
Here we go again: personal information left in filing cabinets that are surplussed or auctioned off. The personal details of dozens of employees from a council-owned waste company have been found in a filing cabinet bought at auction. The misplacing of the documents from Premier Waste Management was last night described as “diabolical” by a…
OK: Juvenile records found unsecured in old courthouse
Salesha Wilken reports: Juvenile court records, which by law are not open to the public, were found Wednesday strewn about the old Rogers County Courthouse, left unsecured and available to anyone who happened on them. The criminal index cards — including information about arrests, victims and “deprived” juvenile cases — were discovered by District Court…
TN: Franklin Police work through Metro report on possible law enforcement data breach
Kevin Walters reports: A report detailing the findings of a Metro Police investigation into whether a Franklin Police employee illegally accessed a law-enforcement database was turned over to city officials Thursday. However, the report will not be released until Franklin Police have time edit the report in order to remove personal information the report contains….
Ca: City of Abbotsford online services hacked, residents’ data at risk
Rochelle Baker reports: The City of Abbotsford is warning residents personal data such as bank account numbers and addresses may have been compromised after software used to run the municipality’s online services was hacked. Read more on the Abbotsford-Mission Times. A notice, linked from the city’s home page, reads: On July 16, 2013, the City…
UK: ICO takes enforcement action against Chief Constables after personal data breach
Sooraj Shah reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has urged policing staff that work in specialist collaboration units to receive data protection training, while it warned the units themselves to be adequately secured. The ICO has tried to increase awareness in the area after its investigation of a breach at the East Midlands Collaboration Unit….