VICTORIA—In an investigation report released today, B.C. Information and Privacy Commissioner Elizabeth Denham found that the Ministry of Education failed to protect the personal information of 3.4 million B.C. and Yukon students stored on a portable hard drive. “This investigation is unique in that we are looking at events that happened more than four years ago. The passage of…
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Ca: RBC sends wrong RRSP info, including names and SINs, to ‘approximately 500’ customers
Pete Evans reports: The biggest bank in Canada says it accidentally mailed hundreds of incorrect RRSP receipts to the wrong customers, exposing the names, addresses and social insurance numbers of those clients in the process. Royal Bank of Canada says that as a result of what it called a “printing error” a number of its…
TalkTalk call centre staff manacled over security breach
Kelly Fiveash reports: TalkTalk has turned three workers—based at a call centre provider in India—over to the police, as part of its ongoing investigation into the budget ISP’s security practices, following a major hack on its systems last year. The company added that—in light of the arrests—it was considering ending its partnership with the call centre Wipro,…
Hackers have stolen €50 million from an aerospace parts manufacturer
Lewis Morgan writes: Yes, €50 million. Aerospace parts manufacturer FACC posted a notice on its website last week stating, “the financial accounting department of FACC Operations GmbH was the target of cyber fraud.” Read more on IT Governance. The full text of FACC’s statement follows: On January 19, 2016 FACC AG announced that it became a victim…
UK: Lincolnshire council shuts down all IT after malware attack (UPDATE1)
Update: The Independent is reporting that there’s been a £1 million ransom demand attached to this incident. Five days later, the council’s database is still down, it seems. Alexander J. Martin reports: A 0-day security breach at Lincolnshire County Council has exposed locals’ medical records, addresses, and bank details, claimed an anonymous tipster, though the council denies…
Winnipeg patient health information stolen from nurse’s vehicle
CBC News reports: A bag that contained personal health information of Winnipeg patients was stolen from an on-duty nurse’s parked vehicle on Jan. 14, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority said Tuesday. The nurse was working for the WRHA’s Community Intravenous Program. Data stolen from the vehicle included personal health information of as many as 67 patients, the WRHA said…