BBC reports: A Thames Valley police officer, who emailed secret information on court case witnesses and gangland shootings to his father, has been ordered to do 150 hours of unpaid work. Matthew Oaten previously pleaded guilty to three counts of computer misuse and two of disclosing personal data. Winchester Crown Court was told he may…
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IE: Three inquiries on alleged Social Protection privacy breaches
Elaine Edwards reports: Three investigations are being carried out into suspected privacy breaches involving Department of Social Protection officials, the department has confirmed. A private investigator, James Cowley (65), was convicted on Monday of illegally obtaining and then disclosing to a bank and insurance firms personal details he had obtained from a department official. Read more on…
ZA: Anonymous hackers are cowards: SABC
MyBroadband reports: Public broadcaster the SABC has confirmed that its websites were hacked on Sunday. SABC websites ranging from those of its radio station 5FM to its main news portal experienced downtime for hours on Sunday. A Twitter account belonging to a hacktivist group dubbed Anonymous Africa claimed responsibility for the downtime of the SABC…
Karnataka Police website hacked
Express News Service reports: The official website of the Karnataka State Police (www.ksp.gov.in) was hacked Friday morning by a miscreant, who operated under the pseudonym of Faisal 1337 from Team Pak Cyber Attackers. The website was restored shortly afterwards. Read more on the Indian Express.
Ca: Patient privacy breached at Credit Valley Hospital after health records ‘improperly accessed’
Louie Rosella reports: Ontario’s Privacy Commissioner is investigating a privacy breach at Credit Valley Hospital after the personal health records of five patients were “improperly accessed” by an employee at a nearby medical building. One of the complainants, who asked not to be identified, said the hospital sent her and her husband a letter after…
Two more medical groups notifying patients of Bizmatics security incident
Unbelievable. Entities are still first notifying patients of the Bizmatics, Inc. breach. The North Ottawa Community Health System says it is erring on the side of caution following notification that the third-party electronic medical record company it uses for primary care patients might have had its computer servers breached. NOCHS spokeswoman Jen VanSkiver said the…