Joseph Brookes reports: A youth case worker stood down from a Victorian health department service provider on suspicion of accessing child pornography continued to access sensitive information about clients for months afterwards, according to a data breach inquiry into the incident. Failings in the department’s privacy protections meant the man – who was also subject to…
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UK: Paedophile IT technician jailed after installing software onto work computers to spy on colleagues
Rebecca Speare-Cole reports: An IT technician who installed software onto computers at work to spy on his colleagues and was found with indecent images of children has been jailed. Andrew Cakebread, 36, stole 6,803 videos from his coworkers and their families, including 79 taken through hacked webcams. He also recorded footage inside his company’s staff…
AU: LandMark White data breach trial to put firm under spotlight
Michael Bleby reports the latest developments in the wake of a breach involving Landmark White (now known as Acumentis): ASX-listed valuer LandMark White’s cyber security standards will come under the spotlight this week, as the trial kicks off of an IT contractor accused of stealing customer data from the firm and putting it on the…
Some UPMC St. Margaret patients’ info shared with unauthorized organization by now-former employee
Paul J. Gough reports that an employee of UPMC St. Margaret was fired after they sent a record to an unidentified outside organization that contained patient information. A March 5th statement on UPMC’s web site reveals that on August 8, 2020, UPMC first became aware of the inappropriate disclosure of a medication administration report to an…
Petersburg Medical Center talks about breach; says hospital will get new health records system
Angela Denning reports that Petersburg Medical Center has come out with more information about a medical records breach. They say about 200 patients were affected. The medical center sent out letters to all patients whose medical records may have been viewed by this employee. So, how did they find out about it in the first…
Ca: Snooping employee showed interest in pregnant women’s medical records, says lawyer
A years-old privacy breach at Central Health has had a particular impact on pregnant women and new parents, says a St. John’s lawyer who is filed a class-action lawsuit. Bob Buckingham says a disproportionate number of calls to his office regarding the breach are from people who say medical records relating to their pregnancies were…