An investigation has been launched into why crates of medical records were left lying unattended in a corridor at a Scottish hospital. The records, which contained highly personal information, were discovered by a member of the public at the Southern General hospital in Glasgow. Read more on BBC.
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UK: Stolen laptop contains pupils’ data
Brian Gomm reports that a computer stolen from Progress House, the main offices of Wigan Council’s Children and Young People’s Services, contained names, dates of birth, postcodes, ethnicity and, details of any special educational needs or eligibility for free school meals. The database on the password-protected laptop is thought to contain information on up to…
NZ: Massey University Experiences Serious Breach Of Security
The Massey University intranet system utilised by students from all across New Zealand, MyMassey, is under scrutiny after a severe breach of security left thousands of students able to access other people’s highly sensitive information. Rawa Karetai, President of the Albany Students’ Association, was one of the first students to notice this critical error: “I…
NL: Bike locker codes – and bank account info – up for grabs
Karin Spaink reports: The personal details – name, home address, bank account, card number and unlock code – of the 50.000 people who have a subscription with OV-fiets, where they rent a bike locker at train stations, were available through the OV-fiets website. To retrieve personal data from the website, no password was needed, only…
AU: Records found at tip
Peter Gardiner of The Daily reports that cardboard boxes of personal details containing identification records and financial statements of LJ Hooker Noosa real estate clients were found at Noosa’s main refuse tip. The former owner of the business insists, however, that he had had taken the necessary precautions to have the records properly recycled when…
UK: Patients’ GP notes found in car
Shaun Lowthorpe reports that medical notes about 37 terminally ill patients were found abandoned in a used car owned by Philip Smith, a GP at the Beccles Medical Centre. NHS Yarmouth and Waveney is now investigating.