It just goes from bad to worse at ACC (the Accident Compensation Corporation), it seems. I had previously noted reports of a serious breach involving thousands of individuals’ claims. Since the initial reports, more details have emerged that have made waves, but this newest report will have some just wanting to shut ACC down altogether….
Category: Miscellaneous
GA: Thefts reported at OB/GYN offices in Gwinnett
Christopher Seward reports: The Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society said Saturday its offices in Suwanee were burglarized and computers with information on its membership were stolen. It’s not clear to me from the spokesperson’s statement, however, whether they believe that this was a targeted theft related to their lobbying against anti-abortion or bills or for…
Laptop stolen from Kennedy Space Center worker’s car contained personal info on 2,300 (updated)
13News reports that laptop stolen from a Kennedy Space Center employee’s car contained personal information, including Social Security numbers, on 2,300 employees and student co-ops. The laptop theft, which occurred outside the employee’s home, was reported to them on March 5. And no, the laptop was not encrypted. And why, oh why, are laptops with…
NZ: Privacy breach on 9000 ACC claims (updated)
Phil Kitchin reports on a breach involving sensitive personal information in New Zealand: Private details of more than 9000 ACC claims – some featuring well-known people – have been emailed to a person who should not have received them, in what is being described as one of the worst privacy breaches in New Zealand history….
Scottish charity signs ICO undertaking following personal data theft
A Scottish charity – based in Glasgow – breached the Data Protection Act after two unencrypted memory sticks and papers containing the personal details of up to 101 individuals were stolen from an employee’s home. The information included peoples’ names, addresses and dates of birth, as well as a limited amount of data relating to…
UK: Five councils, a youth charity, and a healthcare provider sign undertakings following data breaches
Five councils breached the Data Protection Act by failing to keep people’s personal information secure, Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said today: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council breached the Data Protection Act on four separate occasions during a two month period last year. The breaches included an incident in May when an individual was mistakenly sent…