CBC reports: A privacy breach at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary has resulted in 26 charges being laid against a staff member. The incident was investigated by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner and the charges were laid under the Health Information Act. Read more on CBC News.
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UK: Officer sacked after using police computer to snoop on niece’s drug dealing boyfriend
There’s an update to a case I’ve been following since earlier this year. The Echo reports that Paula Humphreys of Merseyside Police was fired for snooping in confidential computers for information about her relatives and their boyfriends: The 43-year-old researched her sister Dawn’s boyfriend Lee Gallagher who later was jailed for more than four years after being…
NM: Fired by Roadrunner, former employee allegedly took revenge by hacking them and re-routing customer service calls
Kirsten Swanson reports: A Rio Rancho man was arrested for hacking his old employers and posing as a technician, even after police say they charged him with a crime. Gordon Logan is accused of hacking into the servers at Roadrunner Wireless Internet Service. He worked at the company for 16 years. Police started to investigate…
NZ: Health privacy investigation at Wellington Hospital after complaint
In a way, I’m glad that even a single case of improper access can lead to a full investigation and be considered newsworthy. How often does this happen here? Ben Heather reports: A Wellington hospital worker is under investigation for improperly accessing a patient’s medical records. The Capital & Coast District Health Board confirmed an…
AU: Queensland cop suspended for improper access to police computers
AAP reports that a 33-year-old north Queensland female police officer has been suspended for accessing confidential information on police computers. Read more on news.com.au, although there’s no details as to why she allegedly improperly accessed confidential information.
Hervé Falciani, self-proclaimed HSBC whistleblower, sentenced in absentia to five years’ jail over biggest leak in banking history
Juliette Garside has the latest development in a case I’ve been covering on this site since 2009 (my earlier coverage is no longer available as the previous incarnation of PogoWasRight.org was not importable into WordPress). The whistleblower who exposed wrongdoing at HSBC’s Swiss private bank has been sentenced to five years in prison by a…