The Canadian Press reports: Six beneficiaries in Newfoundland and Labrador’s prescription drug program have received letters from the Department of Health and Community Services that were intended for someone else. The government says it has contacted the six people affected by telephone. The six letters are from 21,000 mailings sent on June 29 extending beneficiaries’…
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AU: Asylum-seeker victim of government privacy breach fears being murdered by the Taliban
Nicole Hasham reports: He was threatened with beheading by the Taliban after immigration officials leaked his private details online, and now asylum seeker Nadir Sadiqi fears he will be sent home to certain death in Afghanistan. Mr Sadiqi was among 10,000 asylum seekers – about one third of those held in Australia at the time…
Ca: Student loan data breach class action lawsuit can expand, Federal Court rules
The Canadian Press reports: The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the expansion of a class action lawsuit brought by thousands of students whose personal loan data was lost by the federal government. And the lawyer representing the students says that decision could have far-reaching implications for other similar cases. Read more on CBC News….
UK: Thousands of email addresses stolen in Edinburgh council cyber-attack
Danielle Correa reports: More than 13,000 email addresses have been hacked through Edinburgh City Council’s computer system. Aside from email addresses, no other personal information was accessed or stolen during the assault. The local authority said in an email to people who have an online account with the council that the attacker invaded the security…
Hacking Team claims terrorists can now use its tools
Jeremy Kirk reports: Hacking Team has warned that a devastating data breach it suffered will allow its spying tools to be used by criminals and terrorists. The Milan-based security company, which develops surveillance tools for mostly government clients, saw more than 400GB of internal data released on Sunday, including emails, clients lists, financial information and…
Govt. prosecutes health workers for snooping into Rob Ford’s medical records
Olivia Carville reports: Three hospital workers have been charged under Ontario’s health privacy law for snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s medical records after he was diagnosed with cancer. If convicted, this will be the first time in Ontario’s history that an individual has been successfully prosecuted under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)…