Georgina Mitchell reports: The NSW privacy commissioner has called for a thorough investigation after thousands of photo ID cards, including gun licences, were mistakenly sent to the wrong people in a “significant” security breach. A total of 2693 cards were sent to the wrong people earlier this month. Among the documents mailed out were 2000 driver’s licences,…
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Upmarket Sydney hotel targeted by cybercriminals
The hospitality sector continues to be an attractive target for criminals. 9News in Australia reports: … guests at the Seasons Hotel at Sydney’s Darling Harbour likely had their personal information stolen around March 21, according to NSW Police. Dozens of guest registration forms – which feature photocopies of passports, driver’s licences and other forms of…
Personal details of thousands of UK drivers ‘are exposed in huge data breach’ as car parking app used by councils across Britain shows users other motorists’ information
Rebecca Taylor reports: Thousands of users of a parking payment app have potentially had their details shared with other customers in what is suspected to be a huge data breach. Following an app update, hundreds of customers using the RingGo parking tool found other people’s details when they logged into their own accounts. Read more…
UK: Cumbrian patients in NHS fraud text blunder
Inexplicably, the word “bumbling” springs to mind. ITV reports: An NHS scare about a text message scam targeting patients was accidentally sparked by a genuine inquiry from the health service, a spokeswoman has said. NHS England warned members of the public in Cumbria and the North East on Tuesday, about a text which requested personal…
Thousands of examiners’ personal details stolen in AQA cyber-attack
John Dickens reports: Tens of thousands of examiners have had their personal details hacked after the exam board AQA was victim to a cyber-attack. Data relating to 64,000 examiners stored on some of AQA’s online systems has been stolen by attackers, including examiners’ name, address, personal phone numbers, and passwords. However the board stressed the…
IE: 2,224 data security breaches reported in 2016, says Data Protection Commissioner
John Kennedy reports: Reports of data breaches to see exponential rise once mandatory reporting rules under GDPR come into force, warns DPC Helen Dixon. Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Helen Dixon, has reported that the number of complaints over data privacy has increased from 932 in 2015 to 1,479 in 2016. In the annual report for…