BBC reports: On Friday night, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service was told about an information security breach relating to employees’ personal data. A 59-year-old woman from Bridgend has been arrested in connection with data protection offences. The fire service did not disclose how many people were affected, but said it was limited to its…
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AU: Nurse allegedly assaulted after watchdog employee used database to find her
Another “small” breach with big harm. Paul Farrell and Melissa Davey report: A nurse was allegedly assaulted by an employee of Australia’s health practitioner regulator, who used his credentials to access the agency’s database and track down her home address and phone number. The security breach is one of several Guardian Australia has uncovered at…
Revenue Website Hacked By Suspected Pak-Based Groups
Press Trust of India reports: Suspected Pakistan-based groups have hacked the official web portal of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) belonging to the Income Tax department. Officials said the website–http://www.irsofficersonline. gov.in– was hacked early Saturday and it has been rendered inaccessible since then. They said messages were posted on the link like “Pakistan Zindabad” and…
UK: Credit cards cancelled after mystery online shopping ‘data breach’
Lucinda Borrell reports: A data breach at an unidentified online retailer could have led to credit card users having their account details “compromised”, MoneySavingExpert has learned – resulting in Tesco Bank cancelling a number of its customers’ cards as a “precautionary measure”. We don’t yet know who the online retailer is and it’s possible multiple…
Ca: Inuvik hospital confirms potential data breach by employees
CBC News reports: Beaufort Delta Health and Social Services has hired two investigators to look into a potential data breach of patients’ confidential health records by employees at the Inuvik Hospital. The health authority says an internal audit showed a possible information breach of electronic records by a small number of its employees. Read more on…
Colombia lawyers have sensitive human rights information stolen
There has reportedly been a burglary at a lawyer’s office where the target may have been sensitive information on human rights cases. ABColombia reports: The lawyers office of the Centre for the Studies for Social Justice –Tierra Digna’s was broken into during the night of the 19 January 2016 and a laptop containing sensitive information…