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HSBC whistleblower in hiding amid money-laundering investigation

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Dissent

The Times Online has more details on the HSBC breach that is causing some international conflict. Earlier, HSBC had reported that an employee had stolen some client data (on fewer than 10 clients) and sold it to French authorities who were seeking to investigate French citizens who were using Swiss banks to avoid paying taxes….

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Data stolen from HSBC in Switzerland: Bank

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Dissent

Data related to less than 10 clients was stolen from HSBC’s Swiss branch, the bank said on Wednesday, amid media reports that some names of alleged French tax evaders was obtained by France through theft. “HSBC Private bAnk (Suisse) SA confirms that an ex-employee, previously working for its IT-development group, stole data during a time…

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T-Mobile data scam detected a year ago

Posted on December 9, 2009 by Dissent

Chris Williams reports: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has been investigating the theft and sale of T-Mobile customers’ personal data for almost a year, it has emerged. News of the security breach, which saw rogue staff at the mobile operator divulge contract details to cold-calling marketeers, was only released to customers last month. According to…

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Update: St Albans laptop saga ‘gets worse and worse’

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Dissent

Alexandra Barham reports: Sensitive data for a further 1,000 people was stored on a laptop thought to have been stolen from St Albans District Council, it has been revealed. A review of data stored on the council’s missing electoral services computer revealed a file containing the confidential details of an additional 1,000 people, kept to…

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Hk: Cops carpeted over leaks

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Dissent

Diana Lee reports: Twenty-one police officers have been disciplined over leaks in police data that have appeared online, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Roderick Woo Bun said yesterday. Woo said the figure was confirmed in a meeting with Police Commissioner Tang King-shing, who also said the leaks were not caused by hackers or failures in…

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NZ Privacy Commissioner annual report finds security gaps

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Dissent

The New Zealand Privacy Commissioner, Marie Schoff, has presented the annual privacy commissioner’s report for the period ending June 2009. The report (pdf) indicates that privacy concerns are on the increase, particularly with respect to businesses and the Internet. From the report, the section on portable storage devices [PSDs] in the government sector: Our survey…

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