Matthew Braga, Lori Ward, Andrew Culbert report: The detailed medical histories and contact information of possibly tens of thousands of home-care patients in Ontario are allegedly being held for ransom by thieves who recently raided the computer systems of a health-care provider. CarePartners, which provides home medical care services on behalf of the Ontario government,…
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Thousands of Mega logins dumped online, exposing user files
Zack Whittaker reports: Thousands of credentials for accounts associated with New Zealand-based file storage service Mega have been published online, ZDNet has learned. The text file contains over 15,500 usernames, passwords, and files names, indicating that each account had been improperly accessed and file names scraped. Patrick Wardle, chief research officer and co-founder at Digita…
Ca: Personal information of 3 QEH patients compromised by employee: P.E.I. Privacy Commissioner
Steve Bruce reports: An employee at Charlottetown’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital inappropriately accessed the private health information of three patients, according to a new report published by P.E.I.’s Information and Privacy Commissioner. Commissioner Karen Rose’s report on the privacy breach and how it was handled follows a complaint last summer to Health PEI by one of the patients, and a subsequent…
In: Andhra Pradesh website is leaking detailed data of farmers
Trisha Jalan reports: The Andhra Pradesh government has been leaking the personal data of more than 23,000 farmers who have received subsidies from the Andhra Pradesh Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Board, reported HuffPost India. The organisation encourages the growth of Ayurvedic medicines in the state; the subsidies are offered to farmers and tribals – and…
AU: Major employee privacy breach at BHP
Mirage News reports: CFMEU Mining and Energy has written to BHP Billiton today expressing concern about multiple breaches of employee privacy affecting members of the union in Queensland and New South Wales. “It is deeply disappointing that BHP Billiton has failed to address a problem with its payroll system which has resulted in PAYG payment…
Vodafone information glitch ‘bad privacy breach’
Susan Edmunds reports: A Vodafone mobile customer was shocked to discover he could see a stranger’s personal details when he logged into his account online. Hayden Maskell said, when he logged into My Vodafone twice this week, he could see another customer’s name, account number, phone number, bills and “detailed usage” showing who they had called….