Jeff Sistrunk reports: The Connecticut Supreme Court’s forthcoming decision in an insurance coverage dispute over an incident that exposed sensitive information for 500,000 IBM Corp. employees could help shape data breach coverage litigation, as the court is likely to weigh in on what constitutes a “publication” that triggers coverage when data is lost. Read more…
Category: Lost or Missing
UK: Robert Hamill family dismayed by Ministry of Justice data loss
BBC reports: Robert Hamill’s family has said they are “dismayed” that the Ministry of Justice has lost discs containing data from his inquest. The 25-year-old Catholic was murdered by loyalists in Portadown, County Armagh, in 1997. A public inquiry was held due to claims of police collusion. The lost discs relate to Mr Hamill’s inquest and…
NCUA Examiner Blamed for Data Breach
Peter Strozniak reports: The NCUA said Monday an external flash drive that contained the names, addresses, Social Security numbers and account numbers belonging to members of the $13 million Palm Springs Federal Credit Union in California was lost during a recent exam. The agency confirmed reports from unnamed sources who told CU Times an NCUA examiner was responsible for…
AU: Centrelink’s slap on the wrist for shocking privacy breach
Noel Towell reports: A Centrelink manager who left dozens of sensitive client files on public transport earlier this year has been let off with a small fine and a reprimand. Departmental insiders say client’s private financial data is still being routinely carried around on trains and buses in and around the Queensland capital despite the…
California Highway Patrol notifies drivers of missing collision investigation reports
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is notifying some drivers that collision investigation reports with their personal information was lost when a box containing the reports was damaged at a USPS facility. The box had been shipped on October 3 to Sacramento, and CHP learned of the problem on October 11. In a letter dated October…
UK: Sheffield Council lost document of children’s names – authority’s data breaches exposed
Alex Evans reports: Confidential data has been lost, misplaced or leaked by Sheffield Council 22 times since February 2012, The Star can reveal today. The information includes eight letters sent to the wrong address and a document which contained children’s names going missing. In one breach, a spreadsheet naming 1,729 people who received payments from…