Jenny F. Manongdo reports: The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) announced the arrest of one of the three persons responsible for the hacking of the website of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) last month. After three weeks of collaborative surveillance efforts between the Comelec, NBI and other government agencies, the 23-year old fresh graduate of an…
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‘Stolen’ medical records from Prime Medical clinic found flying around Melbourne park
Julia Medew reports: Medical files belonging to at least a dozen patients have allegedly been stolen from a Melbourne GP clinic and dumped in a park, exposing people’s most intimate personal history. The privacy breach also puts the patients at risk of identity theft because the files included their full name, address, date of birth,…
Website claims: Registered Filipinos voters’ sensitive data easily searchable
Things may have just gotten worse for Filipino voters whose details were hacked and exposed in a massive breach recently. Lara Tan reports: A website called wehaveyourdata.com claimed it carries the sensitive data — such as full name, complete address, and passport number — of at least 70 million registered Filipino voters. Last March, the website of…
UK: Kent police force fined for passing on personal details in domestic abuse case
The Information Commissioner’s Office issued the following statement today: A police force has been fined after sensitive personal details of a woman who accused her partner of domestic abuse were passed to the suspect. Kent Police handed the solicitor the entire contents of the complainant’s mobile phone. The force has now been fined £80,000 for what an…
Singapore slaps penalty on companies that failed to block data breaches
Jacob J reports: Singapore’s privacy watchdog has penalised 11 organisations for failing to protect the privacy of customers’ personal data. Karaoke chain K Box Entertainment Group was imposed with the heaviest fine of S$50,000 for failing to protect personal data of members on its platform under the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Singapore’s data protection…
AU: Gold Coast Health apologizes and retrains staff after patient notes found lying in street
Ryan Keen reports: Gold Coast Health is retraining staff on how to handle patient records after a local truckie’s surgical report and personal information was found in the street. The blunder, which prompted truck driver Martin James to lodge a complaint with Gold Coast Health’s privacy officer, has resulted in fallout for a hospital registrar…