Beck Vass reports: Police are worried that identity fraudsters are behind the disappearance of packages containing passports. The New Zealand Post parcels went missing between Auckland and the Indian High Commission in Wellington. Read more in The New Zealand Herald
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UK: Three quizzed after huge stash of bank cards found in Edgbaston
Three men were being quizzed tonight by detectives after a huge haul of credit cards and bank machines were discovered in raids. Police found seven card reading machines and dozens of suspect plastic cards at a flat in Edgbaston. […] It is believed that the equipment has been used to dupe banks and customers out…
UK: Hospital lost patient data disks
The BBC reports: A hospital has lost 100 computer disks containing personal information about patients. North Wales NHS Trust is carrying out a review of its data security following the incident at Glan Clwyd hospital in Denbighshire last month. The disks, which were to be destroyed, are believed to have been disposed of “inadvertently” with…
Ca: Clients of Yorkville spa have debit info stolen
CTV.ca reports: More than 200 customers of an upscale spa in the Yorkville area have had their credit and debit card information stolen, Toronto police said Tuesday. Four people are facing hundreds of charges in connection with the case. Police say the information was used to finance a lavish lifestyle that includes homes in Yorkville’s…
Ca: Ryerson software error exposes limited amount of personal information
Ryerson University today initiated a plan to notify individuals whose personal information may have been exposed due to an isolated software error discovered in the University’s Student Administration System (SAS) which went live with an upgrade on November 17, 2008. Ryerson became aware of the incident when three students voluntarily contacted the University and provided…
UK: Customers’ personal data sent to stranger
Ian Robson reports: A finance company has admitted sending confidential information about customers, including their bank account numbers, to a stranger. Fiat Financial Services had sent a credit agreement to motorist Darren Wright after he bought a car. But they also posted the private details of five other customers who had applied for a loan….