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UK: ICO issues monetary penalty of £120,000 to Surrey Council over misdirected emails

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Dissent

Three strikes and you’re out, it seems. The Information Commissioner’s Office has just issued a monetary fine to Surrey Council after repeated instances of misdirected e-mails containing personal information. From the press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today served Surrey County Council with a monetary penalty of £120,000 for a serious breach of the Data Protection…

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UK: Council FOI boob

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dissent

Dumfries and Galloway Council employees have had confidential information, including their names and details of their salaries, made public on a website after a Freedom of Information request slip up. The local authority has apologised to those affected and are taking measures to prevent a repeat. A council spokesman said: “ A Freedom of Information…

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Hacker fallout: Partial Tory donors list posted online

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Dissent

Mark Kennedy reports: In a significant security breach, the Conservative party has confirmed that hackers who gained access this week to the party’s website retrieved the names, addresses and email addresses of some people who made financial contributions to the Tories. Moreover, the Conservatives said Wednesday that in some instances the hackers got partial credit…

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Sony PlayStation hacks show need for data breach disclosure laws

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Dissent

Lisa Banks reports: The repeated hacking of Sony’s PlayStation Network hack has demonstrated the need for Australia to adopt mandatory data breach disclosure laws, a local security director has claimed. While the PlayStation Network was back up and running for Australian users today, director of Clearswift, Phil Vasic, said mandatory disclosure laws would help prevent…

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Scotiabank loses CDs with customer bank accounts, social insurance numbers

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dissent

Mary Gazze of The Canadian Press reports: Scotiabank says it will use digital locks on data discs after three CDs containing unencrypted information, such as customer social insurance and account numbers, were lost in its internal mail system. The bank said a “small percentage” of customers are affected, but it is warning clients as a…

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BM: Customers’ data put at risk on Govt website

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Dissent

Sam Strangeways reports: The e-mail addresses and telephone numbers of more than 1,200 people have been published on Government’s website. The sensitive data was available to view last week on a customer feedback page concerning the Transport Control Department at www.gov.bm The information was removed after The Royal Gazette informed the Ministry of Transport of…

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