From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) – its parent organisation – have taken action after the discovery of a security flaw on CEOP’S website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. On 6 April, the ICO received a complaint from an…
Category: Government Sector
Personal data on 25,000 NAF retirees lost
Mark Patton reports: Army officials say a CD containing the personal information of nearly 25,000 Non-Appropriated Fund retiree records was lost in the mail. The potentially compromised information contains names, Social Security numbers and other retirement data such as retirement date, type of retirement, amount of life insurance carried, term data and dates of service….
UK: Council blunders put personal data at risk
Simon Murphy reports: Personal details of more than 16,000 residents were lost when a council’s computer memory stick went missing. A series of data protection blunders by West Sussex County Council since 2008 have left the personal information of children and adults at risk. Children’s case material, court records, and social care reports were among 60 breaches,…
UK: Security helpline gets 174 calls from worried reservists
Another data breach that has the potential to put people in physical jeopardy: More than 170 former police officers have contacted an emergency help service set up after an administrative error potentially compromised their security, the Assembly has been told. Some of those ex-members of the RUC’s [Royal Ulster Constabulary] Part-Time Reserve may be considered…
Florida sees explosion of tax fraud with data breaches fueling the crime
Elaine Silvestrini reports: Thousands of local homeowners who relied on a national alarm business to protect their homes from intruders became victims of identity theft perpetrated by at least one employee of another company that sold them the security system, police say. “I went to them for security and I felt violated,” said Marilyn Varriale,…
OR: Security lapse exposes 62 ODOT employees’ personal information
Peter Wong reports: A breach in computer data security exposed personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, of 62 current and former employees and others working with environmental programs of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The agency announced the breach this morning. The breach was called to the agency’s attention two weeks ago by…