BBC reports: An investigation is under way after the Citizen’s Advice Bureau in Newcastle inadvertently released personal information about some of its clients. About 1,300 files containing names, addresses, debt history and criminal records were accidentally made available on the internet. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is looking into the incident and a possible data…
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Swisscom Acknowledges Data Security Breach
Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ was in possession of four data tapes that apparently originated from Swisscom’s data centres, the editorial office has informed the company. The records concerned are apparently backup files from 2008 to 2010 containing internal Swisscom data, including e-mails. It is still not clear to Swisscom whether customer data are also stored…
UK: Former Bognor police officer fined for breaching Data Protection Act
The Bognor Regis Observer reports a former police office officer assigned to the Bognor Regis Police Station has been convicted of illegally accessing Sussex Police computers to get information on acquaintances. Thomas Grant pleaded guilty to breaching the Data Protection Act and was fined £800.
NZ hat trick: EQC reports its third breach this year
Rebecca Quilliam reports: The Earthquake Commission has admitted to another breach of privacy after information on up to 260 claimants was sent to the wrong customers. Its chief executive Ian Simpson has launched an inquiry into how the information ended up on a letter that was sent to some clients. One side of the letter…
OK, NSA, ‘fess up: did you hack Belgacom?
Has the NSA been hacking into Belgian telco Belgacom since 2011 – or has some other government? Who knows? Read deStandaard, Threatpost, and the Washington Post.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi notifies employees after AON Hewitt e-mail gaffe discloses their information
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi recently notified some employees that their names and Social Security numbers had been erroneously emailed by their vendor AON Hewitt to another client of AON Hewitt. The email error occurred on August 2 and employees were notified on September 3. Although the risk analysis indicated a very low risk of misuse,…