Yonhap News reports that in addition to some stiff penalties imposed by its financial regulator on credit card firms who suffered data leaks, the government continues to look at ways to strengthen the protection of private data: In a report to the parliament, FSC chairman Shin Je-yun said the regulator plans to suspend the card…
Category: Non-U.S.
UK: South Yorkshire police admit 70 data breaches
Police chiefs in South Yorkshire have defended the force’s record for abiding by the Data Protection Act – despite admitting officers and staff have breached the rules on 70 occasions. Forces across the country have released details, under the Freedom of Information Act, of how many times data breaches occurred during a four year period….
JP: Accused hacker: ‘I’m innocent’
Tomohiro Osaki reports: The man accused of hacking other people’s computers to make a series of violent threats in 2012 maintained his “utter innocence” as his trial opened Wednesday at the Tokyo District Court. Yusuke Katayama, a former employee of a Tokyo information technology company, was arrested in February 2013 on suspicion of remotely manipulating…
UK: Councillor rapped for speaking to newspapers about data breach
Remember when documents with sensitive information on Victoria Climbié were found in abandoned council offices? Ruth McKee reports: A councillor who blew the whistle on confidential data found lying in the middle of the former Southgate Town Hall has been punished for revealing the extent of the security breach. Henry Lamprecht, ward councillor for Southgate Green…
UK: Police censured for data breaches
Hundreds of police staff, including high-ranking officers, have been censured for breaching data protection laws – from snooping on their children and ex-wives, to social media gaffes. And in one case, a Pc got into hot water after wrongly telling family members that a loved one had died. Others breached data protection regulations to access…
NI Department of Justice fined for data breach
BBC reports: Northern Ireland’s Department of Justice has been fined £185,000 for auctioning off a filing cabinet that contained personal information about victims of a terrorist attack. The locked cabinet was one of 59 sold off by the Compensation Agency in 2012. When the buyer forced it open, they found it contained documents about injuries…