Fran Foo reports: The information of 66,000 Australian Institute of Company Directors members and clients has been stolen following the theft of a single computer. This includes the personal information of 28,000 members such as names, addresses, phone numbers, date of birth and member number. Members range from some of Australia’s largest public and private…
Category: Miscellaneous
CO: Prostitution-ring records stolen in reported break-in (update)
Another low-tech data theft could have embarrassing consequences. Chuck Plunkett of the Denver Post reports: Hundreds of documents kept by the former owner of a high-profile prostitution ring in Denver were reportedly stolen Monday in a home break-in. Scottie J. Ewing, who once owned Denver Players and Denver Sugar escort services — identified by federal…
Important Information about a Ravelry Security Breach
Via DataLossDB.org: From: “Ravelry” Date: Jun 6, 2011 2:41 AM Subject: Important information about a security breach at Ravelry.com To: [redacted] (Wondering if this email is real? You can also see a similar notice by logging in to Ravelry.com) *Important Information about a Ravelry Security Breach* Dear Ravelry member, An attacker recently managed to break…
OK: Private documents stolen during Sooner Tea Party burglary
Chellie Mills reports: A burgler (sic) hit The Sooner Tea Party over the weekend. Documents that are typically not public information were stolen. The owner of the building where they were stored believes someone broke in specifically for those files. […] Mixed among the tools are tea party flyers, petitions and files full of donor…
UK: Charities breached data rules over unencrypted computer thefts
The ICO issued the following press release: Sheffield-based charity Asperger’s Children and Carers Together (ACCT) and Nottingham-based charity Wheelbase Motor Project both breached the Data Protection Act by failing to encrypt computers that contained sensitive information relating to young people, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. Both incidents occurred when the devices were stolen….
(follow-up) Co-operative Life Planning signs undertaking after personal details of 82,000 exposed on Web
As a follow-up to a breach posted previously on this blog, a press release from the UK ICO: Co-operative Life Planning (CLP) breached the Data Protection Act by failing to ensure a contractor followed the company’s security procedures, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The incident led to personal details relating to 82,000 customers…