As the investigation into the leak of college entrance exam results rolls on, prosecutors said yesterday that the computer server at the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, which administers the exam, had been hacked over 200 times. Not only the test results but also the institute’s internal information was stolen. According to prosecution and…
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UK: Medical notes sent to a stranger
Medical notes of three Dudley patients have been sent in error to a stranger in the town prompting concerns over a government agency’s data security. Rod Phillips, 59, was told he was ineligible for a disability pension and took the matter to tribunal. He said he was alarmed to find three people’s medical notes enclosed…
Concern at 16 cases of lost Assembly data
Tom Bodden reports: THE Welsh Assembly Government has confirmed that 16 cases of official data have been lost or stolen in the last three years. Ten of the losses of material, classed as “medium to low risk”, took place this year, according to details released under the Freedom of Information Act. Missing information deemed “medium…