From the Information Commissioner’s Office: An ICO investigation into a data breach at Greater Manchester Police has concluded with the force being fined for failing to take appropriate measures against the loss of personal data. The action was prompted by the theft of a memory stick containing sensitive personal data from an officer’s home. The…
Category: Government Sector
NZ: Personal info on children, beneficiaries and contractors of Ministry of Social Development found on kiosk computers (UPDATE4)
Radio New Zealand reports what appears to be a data leak that may have started two years ago: Information about children in the care of Child Youth Family, beneficiaries and contractors employed by the Ministry of Social Development has been freely accessible through public computer kiosks at Work Income offices. Freelance journalist and blogger Keith Ng…
More than $400,000 stolen from Burlington, Washington city bank account; other accounts compromised (update 1)
Lynsi Burton reports that Burlington, Washington lost $400,000 to hackers who transferred city funds over a two-day period to various accounts around the country. City workers were also notified that their direct deposit bank account information was compromised and that they should cancel or red flag their accounts. The city’s bank account with Bank of…
AMC Personal Employees’ Information Mishandled, AMC reports breach
Even when there’s no malicious intent, employees removing documents from secure areas can result in a reportable breach and costs, as Fox54 reports: An investigation is underway into a breach of personally identifiable information of more than 400 Army Materiel Command employees. According to a news release from AMC, an AMC employee took official hard…
Follow-up: Army slow in contacting data breach victims
Joe Gould reports: The Army has been slow to inform 31 soldiers who received the Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross, or their families, that the recipients’ Social Security numbers were posted online. More than a week after the breach was made public, eight recipients of the DSC, the military’s second highest award for…
UK: Essex County Council ‘sensitive’ data found in building
BBC reports: An investigation is under way into how “sensitive” information belonging to Essex County Council ended up in a disused building. The security breach was one of three “recent” episodes at the Conservative-run council. The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it is investigating the breaches. According to BBC, two of the breaches were “committed…