A Blackpool Coastal Housing worker was sacked after a serious breach of security left confidential tenants data at risk. Fuming Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) residents contacted The Gazette after the details of more than 80 tenants – some living in sheltered accommodation – were taken away on a computer memory stick. The female BCH worker…
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Dumfries and Galloway data leak inquiry finds failing
An inquiry has found “systematic failings” to blame for an error which saw the personal data of hundreds of council workers being published online. The information was released by Dumfries and Galloway Council which has already made an unreserved apology. The mistake saw names, dates of birth and salary details of nearly 900 employees put…
Beijing Police Detain Couple for Illegal Personal Information Trading
From CRI: Beijing police said Monday that they have detained a couple who were found to be illegally trading large amounts of personal information on the Internet. The couple, who run an “information consulting” company in the city’s Fengtai District, were found to be in possession of a computer with a large database of personal…
UK: Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust loses CD with 1.6 million patients’ information
A small notice/entry on the Information Commissioner’s Office site yesterday: An Undertaking to comply with the seventh data protection principle has been signed by Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust. This follows the loss of a CD containing personal data during a move of office premises. View the Eastern and Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust…
UK: NHS trust signs undertaking after two breaches involving paper records
The Information Commissioner’s Office reports that an undertaking has been signed today by Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust. The trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing the personal information of 49 patients in two separate incidents earlier this year. In one case a member of the public found a handover sheet containing names…
UK: Action taken over security flaw in online reporting form
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: The Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (CEOP) and the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) – its parent organisation – have taken action after the discovery of a security flaw on CEOP’S website, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. On 6 April, the ICO received a complaint from an…