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Charity reports huge rise in staff data fraud

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Dissent

Insider fraud is reportedly being increasingly reported in the UK: There has been a startling rise in personal and account data being stolen from UK companies, according to the Cifas, an anti-fraud advice body. It recorded a 63 per cent rise in staff members stealing customer data in 2010 compared with 2009. Cifas adds that…

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Information and Privacy Commissioner issues his decisions about the Epsilon data breach that affected Best Buy and Air Miles

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Dissent

From the press release: The Information and Privacy Commissioner of Alberta, Frank Work issued his decisions today in regard to Best Buy Canada Ltd., and Air Miles Reward Program’s breach incident reports involving unauthorized access to personal information. Amendments to the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) require organizations to report incidents where there exists a…

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Ca: Stolen hard drive contained pain patients’ sensitive information

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Dissent

Pamela DiPinto the Edmonton Journal reports: A portable hard drive containing backup copies of 1,000 Alberta Health Services’ Central Alberta Pain and Rehabilitation Institute client records was stolen recently from a clinic in Lacombe, the AHS revealed Friday. An unconfirmed number of non-AHS patients at the Lacombe clinic are also affected by the breach. The…

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UK: ICO called on to punish Milton Keynes Council

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Dissent

Tom Brewster reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been called on to reprimand Milton Keynes Council for a data breach which exposed citizens’ information. The local authority admitted to accidentally posting results from a residents’ survey on its website, revealing addresses and phone numbers of 50 participants, the Milton Keynes Citizen reported. Personal data…

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Kr: Hacker steals customer data from small brokerage

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Dissent

An unidentified hacker has broken into the computer system of a small South Korean brokerage house to steal the firm’s customer data, the financial regulator said Thursday, adding concerns over financial firms’ computer security maintenance. The Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said the hacker infiltrated the computer server of Leading Investment & Securities Co. and stole…

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(follow-up) Kr: Regulator plans to discipline Hyundai Capital over hacking

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Dissent

A Hyundai Capital data breach disclosed in April is resulting in consequences from South Korea’s financial regulator.  Yonhap News Agency reports: South Korea’s financial regulator decided Wednesday to punish Hyundai Capital Services Inc. for lax computer system maintenance, which led to a major hacking attack at the biggest local consumer finance firm. The Financial Supervisory…

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