Akiko Fujita reports: You may want to think twice the next time you skip over those privacy settings online. Government ministries in Japan are playing damage control after accidentally leaking internal emails on Google Groups, unaware that the site’s default settings would make their private conversations public. A spokesman with the Ministry of Environment tells…
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UK: Fury as confidential documents found blowing in the wind in Hatfield
Paul Christian reports additional details on a breach mentioned previously on this blog: Confidential documents were found blowing in the wind in Hatfield in “an alarming discovery” by a councillor. The papers, believed to have come from the former county supplies depot in Mount Pleasant Lane, included an employee appraisal form which featured a worker’s…
Confidential Hertfordshire County Council papers ‘found in street’
From BBC: A council has apologised after papers holding personal staff details were found discarded in a street. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Zukowskyj said he saw Hertfordshire County Council documents outside a former adult care office in Hatfield. Derrick Ashley, cabinet member for resources, said the council apologised and would investigate how it happened. Mr…
Chinese University website hacked and personal data stolen
From the South China Morning Post: The personal information of 60 students and teachers in Chinese University’s mechanical engineering department has been stolen and transferred to an overseas website by hackers, police said. Names, login IDs, student and staff numbers and e-mail addresses were stolen from a website for the online submission of work in…
Around 100,000 members of Korea’s presidential office site hacked
The numbers keep changing on a breach reported last week. Now Arirang News reports: We reported earlier last week that the website of Korea’s presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae came under a cyber-attack on Tuesday and on this Sunday, new reports show that personal information of around 100-thousand Cheong Wa Dae website members has…
UK: Tesco employees details discarded in Westcliff street
From Echo News: A filing cabinet found in a Southend street contained copies of passports, driving licences and bank details of employees at Tesco in Westcliff, it has been claimed. The cabinet had personal information of up to 20 individuals, all of whom are current or former employees of the Tesco Express, in London Road….