The personal information of 640 staff and inpatients of Bokuto Hospital in Sumida Ward, Tokyo, was exposed on the Internet via Winny file-sharing software a male clerical employee used on his home computer, the Tokyo metropolitan government said. The incident marked the first time the patient information of a metropolitan hospital was exposed on the…
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UK: Hospital apology over laptop theft
The country’s leading children’s hospital has apologised after a laptop containing information on hundreds of young patients was stolen. The computer, which was taken from a “secure area” at Great Ormond Street Hospital, in London, contained information on 458 patients, including names and dates of birth. Read more – Press Association or BBC
Ca: Debit scam victims now in the ‘hundreds’
This incident keeps growing and growing….. Joe Belanger reports: Police now confirm there are “hundreds” of victims in a debit card scam in Stratford. Although police said every financial institution was hit, they’ve confirmed there were more than 350 victims at just two banks. “We’re just starting to extrapolate the data, but it’s obviously in…
KR: GS Caltex cleared in data theft case
Follow-up to an incident originally covered on PogoWasRight.org: Prosecutors have cleared energy provider GS Caltex, two of its information managers and affiliate GS Nextation of allegations that they failed in their duty to protect personal information of more than 11 million customers. Five employees of GS Nextation, an insurance affiliate of GS Caltex, were prosecuted…
UK: North patients hit by records loss
Adam Jupp reports: […] We accessed details of all “serious, untoward” incidents at the North East Strategic Health Authority — SHA — since it was set up in 2006. The SHA oversees all heath services in the region, ranging from hospitals to GP surgeries and ambulance trusts. Figures reveal that at least 175 patient records…
UK: Banks refuse to pay card fraud refunds as surge in victims leads to harder stance on claims
Sean Poulter reports: Banks are increasingly refusing to compensate card fraud amid a surge in the number of victims. One in four Britons – more than 12million people – has been a victim of some form of card fraud in the past year, research has revealed. The average loss was more than £650, with one…