OneTrust DataGuidance reports: The Turkish data protection authority (‘KVKK’) announced, on 18 August 2020, a data breach suffered by Rezzan Günday (Şimşek Pharmacy). In particular, the KVKK highlighted that the breach resulted from the misconduct of a former employee and involved obtaining the identification numbers of patients and transferring them to another pharmacy without their knowledge in order to provide…
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Japan: Mitsukoshi and MI Card announce data breach affecting approximately 19,000 customers
OneTrust Data Guidance reports: Isetan Mitsukoshi Co., Ltd and MI Card Co., Ltd announced, on 5 August 2020, that they had suffered a data breach affecting approximately 19,000 customers as a result of unauthorised access. In particular, MI Card noted that the data breach occurred on the Isetan Mitsukoshi Online Store as well as MI Card’s homepage. In…
Ca: London Police snooped on personal health data 10,475 times in 4 months
Colin Butler reports: The London Police Service used a provincial database containing the personal health records of people who tested positive for COVID-19 at one of the highest rates in Ontario, snooping on private medical information 10,475 times between April and July. Law enforcement gained the unprecedented power to access people’s personal medical information when the database…
UK: Man finds sensitive patient data outside Caithness General
The Northern Times reports: A man who was passing by Caithness General Hospital in Wick claims to have found a document containing “highly sensitive medical information” about patients. The member of the public, who wishes to remain anonymous, said he found the folded A4-size piece of paper lying on the road near the gate lodge…
UK: Hairmyres Hospital creep avoids jail over repeated data breach
A Hairmyres Hospital worker who chatted up patients after getting contact details from their medical records has avoided prison. Andrew Stewart often used a false name and would tell unsuspecting women that their number had somehow turned up in his phone. Read more on Daily Record.
Data breach at Experian, 24 million South Africans’ personal information exposed
Sizwe Dlamini reports: Consumer, business and credit information services agency Experian has experienced a breach of data which has exposed personal information of as many as 24 million South Africans and 793,749 business entities to a suspected fraudster. Experian confirmed in a statement on Wednesday that the breach had been reported to law enforcement and…