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UK: North East Lincolnshire Council hit with £80,000 penalty after breach involving special needs children’s information

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Dissent

A monetary penalty notice has been served by the Information Commissioner’s Office on North East Lincolnshire Council after the loss of an unencrypted USB drive containing personal and sensitive personal data relating to 286 special needs children. From the notice announcing the penalty: On 1 July 2011 an unencrypted USB memory stick containing personal and…

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Online security breach at SAH disgruntles many job seekers

Posted on October 25, 2013 by Dissent

Darren Taylor reports: A SooToday.com reader has informed us that he has been the target of unsolicited emails, texts and telemarketing calls, and claims this is the result of a mishap involving the Sault Area Hospital (SAH) website’s online job application system. The reader was notified by SAH in a letter dated October 24, 2013…

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Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data publishes reports on two investigation into data security at the Hong Kong Police Department

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Dissent

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data in Hong Kong has released two reports on investigations involving possible violations of the Data Protection Ordinance. Both reports involve the Hong Kong Police Department. The first investigation involved the leakage of an HKPD document containing personally identifiable information via Foxy (a file-sharing program). Two instances…

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NZ: Hacker attack costs $25,000

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dissent

Maryke Penman reports: Overseas hackers have conned three Auckland businesses out of tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate email scam. The Albany and Devonport-based businesses fell victim to the ruse when placing email orders with Chinese suppliers. Rosedale dive and spearfishing retailer Wettie was targeted when owner Darren Shields placed an order with…

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Ca: Brandon University hacked; learned of breach from hacker (UPDATED)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dissent

One of the Brandon University servers was hacked over the Thanksgiving long weekend. Brandon University President Dr. Deborah Poff stated in an email sent to students and administration on the morning of Friday, October 18th that the university had received evidence confirming access by an unauthorized individual of one of the forty servers in the computer…

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UK: Government and ISPs working together to improve customers’ data security

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Dissent

From Out-Law.com: In response to a report into e-crime (19-page / 286KB PDF) by Parliament’s Home Affairs Committee, the Home Office said that it recognised that a lack of consumer awareness about cyber crime was helping criminals to prosper online and steal customer information. The Home Office said, though, that it was taking steps to address…

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