More details have emerged on a breach initially disclosed in July. CTV reports: Saskatchewan’s justice ministry is investigating a privacy breach in which an employee at a private SGI licence issuer in Vonda accessed information on thousands of people. A report from the province’s privacy commissioner states the breach involved an employee at Hometown Insurance…
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The Medical Reports Of 43,000 People, Including HIV Patients, Were Accidentally Released Online
Pranav Dixit reports: The medical records of over 43,000 people have been accidentally made public after being put online by a pathology lab in Mumbai. The reports contain confidential details like names, addresses, dates of birth, and blood test results. They also include details of patients who have had blood tests done for HIV detection….
AU: Two more SA Health workers sacked for spying on patient records
Brad Crouch reports: Two more SA Health staff have been sacked in the past three months for spying on patient records, bringing the total to seven people terminated in the past year. Another staff member quit prior to the allegations being substantiated and a volunteer was also terminated, while four other staff members were disciplined….
Nikkei employee accused of hacking deleted personal data on over 100 celebrities
A 29-year-old employee of the Nikkei business daily, arrested on Nov. 30 for allegedly making unauthorized access to the e-mail accounts of celebrities, deleted personal data such as phone numbers of more than 100 actresses and models from his mobile phone immediately after another man was arrested over a similar incident in May, it has…
NL: Erasmus University Data Breach Exposed Students’ Medical and Financial Information
JP Buntinx reports: When Erasmus University was hacked a couple of weeks ago, it appeared that only student names, addresses, and logins were obtained. But that is only part of the real story. A total of 270,000 webforms residing on one particular web server were breached during the attack. Close to 5,000 forms contain student medical information,…
Data leak on Europol terrorism investigations: Dutch TV (Updated)
Toby Sterling reports: Information on numerous international investigations into terrorism groups compiled by Europol was accidentally left online, unguarded by any password, a Dutch television program reported on Wednesday. Europol, which helps European Union national police organizations cooperate, could not immediately be reached for comment. The television program Zembla cited the Europol’s adjunct director Wil…