Frederik Borgesius made me aware of this paper of note: Data Breaches in Europe: Reported Breaches of Compromised Personal Records in Europe, 2005‐2014 Philip N. Howard CMDS Working Paper 2014.1 Center for Media, Data and Society School of Public Policy Central European University October, 2014 From the Executive Summary, the major findings over the past…
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The growing problem of identity theft and mandatory breach notification
Éloïse Gratton writes: Last spring I was invited to testify and present with Dr. Avner Levin before the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics, House of Commons, in the context of their study conducted on the “Growing Problem of Identity Theft and its Economic Impact“. I discussed why there are no real incentives for Canadian businesses…
UK: Housing association publishes thousands of tenants’ private details in online data breach
Max Salisbury reports: A Midlands-based housing association has been slammed after it somehow managed to publish the private and intimate details of thousands of its tenants online. South Staffordshire Housing Association (SSHA) published residents’ names, telephone numbers, addresses, family affairs and health details on the ‘Contact Us’ page of its website. Though the private data…
Investigators accessed social welfare information and disclosed to credit unions
From RTÉ: Two directors of a private investigation company have admitted accessing social welfare information and disclosing it to a credit union. Margaret Stuart and Wendy Martin, both directors of MCK Rentals Ltd of Trafalgar Road in Greystones pleaded guilty at Bray District Court today to consenting, conniving or neglecting to stop alleged breaches of…
Major security breach at Dominica Registry
The Dominican reports: Police in Dominica are reporting a major security breach at Dominica’s Central Registry Office with the disappearance of the keys to the institution’s offices. The keys disappeared seemingly into thin air from the Headquarters of the Police Force where it was been held for safe keeping. Chief Registrar Ossie Walsh told the local…
eCar insurance in security breach via Brightside Group
BBC reports: The Brightside Group – manager of several motor insurance websites, including eCar insurance – has identified that there was breach in its security system on 29 September. However, “the company confirms that there’s no evidence that any personal information was obtained by the perpetrator,” the firm told the BBC. Read more on BBC….