Michael Tutton and Michael MacDonald report: The office of Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil broke privacy laws when chief of staff Kirby McVicar publicly released sensitive medical information about a former cabinet minister, the province’s privacy commissioner says. McVicar resigned Nov. 24 after stating in several media interviews that Andrew Younger had a brain tumour…
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MN: Former Dakota County Worker Pleads Guilty to Breaching Privacy of Lawmakers
File this under the “small breach, big harm” category, as the media got hold of the story, which created significant problems for the lawmakers involved. Thomas Berry, a former employee of the Dakota County Water Resources Department, pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge involving violating the privacy of two lawmakers. Berry admitted improperly accessing and…
Ex-employee of Yahoo’s Forex broker YJFX stole clients’ data
Maria Nikolova of LeapRate reports that retail Forex broker YJFX, a subsidiary of Yahoo Japan Corporation, recently reported that a former employee stole more than 180,000 pieces of information about YJFX clients. The information ranged from transactions details to names of the clients and their bank account data. The information taken by the former employee had reportedly been stored…
Police: Harrison teacher’s website hacked
Joseph Paul reports: A Harrison High School student is suspected of hacking a teacher’s website and posting offensive content, officials said Wednesday. Tippecanoe School Corp. administrators discovered Monday night that the teacher’s classroom page — located within Harrison’s website — had been accessed without authorization, spokesperson Sue Scott said. The suspect appears to have “obtained the teacher’s password,” Scott said, posted “inappropriate and offensive…
Former Tampa Police Department Employee Pleads Guilty To Computer Intrusion
There’s an update to a breach previously reported on this site. Last Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida reported that Tonia Bright (53, Tampa) pleaded guilty to two counts of obtaining information from a protected computer for a fraudulent purpose. According to the plea agreement, Bright was a civilian employee of…
Jackson Health: ‘Rogue’ employee suspected of stealing private patient information
Daniel Chang reports: A ‘rogue’ employee at Miami-Dade’s public hospital network, Jackson Health System, was placed on administrative leave for suspicion of stealing reams of private patient information over the last five years in a scheme that may have compromised more than 24,000 records, according to hospital officials. Evelina Reid, a hospital unit secretary and…