WCVB reports: Boston Water and Sewer Commission officials said customer information could have been leaked due to a missing hard drive. Officials said contractor Aclara Technologies notified them that a hard drive that could contain the Commission’s water and sewer account information is missing. Aclara was using the information to update the Commission’s remote meter…
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Michele Bachmann sued by former aide who says campaign staff were ‘thieves who stole contact list’ (update1)
A campaign aide for former Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann sued the Minnesota congresswoman and her senior campaign aides on Monday, alleging an official stole a private email list and that she was blamed for its use. The lawsuit filed by Barb Heki claimed that Bachmann’s Iowa campaign chairman, state Senator Kent Sorenson, took the…
UK: Police arrest senior Sun journalist Nick Parker over ‘data taken from stolen mobiles’
Sam Marsden reports: The Sun’s chief foreign correspondent Nick Parker was arrested today by Scotland Yard detectives investigating the alleged harvesting of data from stolen mobile phones, sources said. Mr Parker, 51, was held on suspicion of handling stolen goods after he attended a central London police station by appointment at about 10am. He is…
UK: Charity apologizes after confidential files found
From BBC: The Information Commissioner’s office says it has been informed about the serious data protection breach involving a helpline charity in Derry. Contact NI, which runs the Lifeline service, confirmed the identities of up to 20 people who contacted the service were clearly visible on some of the confidential documents that were found in…
Follow-up: Regulators criticize NYSEG for computer security breach
Remember the breach reported by New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) back in January? Jeff Platsky reports the results of an investigation into the utilities’ security: A potential data breach at New York State Electric & Gas Corp. not only drew the ire of customers but is now…
Update, NZ: ACC privacy breach payout offered
An update to a privacy breach previously noted on this blog: Compensation offered to victims of a mass privacy breach by ACC will be at the “lower end”, ACC Minister Judith Collins said. ACC has posted letters to about 250 people whose cases are with ACC’s sensitive claims unit – which holds details of victims…