James McLeod reports: A former employee of Eastern Health alleged to have improperly accessed the personal health information of a number of patients has been charged under the province’s Personal Health Information Act. The charges were announced today by Information and Privacy Commissioner Donovan Molloy. The first appearance on the matter is set for Feb….
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Senior Canadian military officer removed from post over alleged security leak
Xinhua News reports: Canada’s second-highest-ranked military commander was removed from his post over allegations that technical information related to the country’s multibillion-dollar shipbuilding program may have been leaked, local media reported Tuesday. Vice Chief of the Defense Staff Mark Norman, who was removed from his post Monday, was involved in the alleged leak of classified information…
Bitcoin exchange employee pleads guilty in U.S. case tied to hacking
Nate Raymond reports: A Florida man pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges stemming from his employment with an unlicensed bitcoin exchange that prosecutors say was owned by an Israeli who oversaw a massive scheme to hack companies including JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ricardo Hill, 38, entered his plea in Manhattan federal court to seven counts,…
Fired IT employee offered to unlock data — for $200,000
I think a study I saw recently said about 69% of entities reported data loss or breaches associated with departing employees. Vic Ryckaert reminds us what can happen if you don’t have control of all administrator credentials before you terminate an employee: Indianapolis-based American College of Education fired its information technology employee last year, according to court documents, but…
Dutch Cops to Warn 20,000 of Email Account Hack
Phil Muncaster reports: Police in the Netherlands are set to email 20,000 possible fraud victims urging them to change their account details, after discovering their credentials had been stolen by a man arrested last year on suspicion of multiple cybercrime offences. Police revealed the arrest of the 35-year-old man last October. He was cuffed on suspicion of hacking, fraud…
Confidential medical documents from Sainte-Justine Hospital leaked
Pasquale Turbide reports: Officials at Sainte-Justine Hospital are working to resolve a privacy breach after a pediatrician leaked confidential documents to a media outlet before taking his own life. According to Radio-Canada, Dr. Alain Sirard sent a USB key last December to Québécor that contained confidential documents, such as excerpts of medical files and reports…