Juliette Garside reports: An IT worker at the Geneva offices of Mossack Fonseca, the offshore law firm at the centre of the Panama Papers scandal, has been arrested in the hunt for the whistleblower behind the biggest ever leak to journalists. […] “A procedure has been opened by the public ministry of Geneva following a complaint…
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Aspen Valley Hospital accused of patient-privacy breach
Another “small breach, big impact” story. Rick Carroll reports: A former Aspen Valley Hospital employee who says a human resources manager outed him as HIV-positive is alleging the hospital repeatedly violated patient-confidentiality laws. […] Doe joined the hospital in 2003 as its conference center coordinator. In August 2013, he was promoted to a technician in…
IE: Private investigator used civil servant to access personal data
A private investigator, who used a mole in the Department of Social Protection to mine their their computer system for personal information on people, has been fined €4,000. James Cowley (65) with an address at Brookdale Lawns, Rivervalley, Swords, Dublin pleaded guilty to 13 charges under Section 22 of the Data Protection Act for unlawfully obtaining…
CZ: T-Mobile Employee Arrested for Trying to Sell Customer Data
Cellular News reports: T Mobile’s Czech subsidiary came close to suffering a massive data breach following actions by an employee of the company. Local media reported that an employee attempted to sell the details of 1.5 million customers to fraudsters, but that the attempt was detected before the customer account details were handed over. “Unfortunately,…
Island Health says staff snooped on 198 patient files
Carla Wilson reports: Island Health is once again notifying patients that their privacy has been breached. Two Victoria-based employees looked at records of 198 patients from “a number of communities across Vancouver Island and beyond,” the organization said in a Monday statement. “Island Health’s investigation confirmed the employees used their access privileges to electronic health…
UK: Thames Valley Police officer sentenced for data breach
BBC reports: A Thames Valley police officer, who emailed secret information on court case witnesses and gangland shootings to his father, has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work. Matthew Oaten previously pleaded guilty to three counts of computer misuse and two of disclosing personal data. Winchester Crown Court was told he may…