The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has released Data breach notification guide: A guide to handling personal information security breaches. Some excerpts: Preventing data breaches — obligations under the Privacy Act Security is a basic element of information privacy.4 In Australia, this principle is reflected in the Privacy Act in the APPs Agencies and…
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UK: Repeated security failings lead to £180,000 fine for Ministry of Justice
Long-time readers of DataBreaches.net will recall that I’ve posted breaches involving the UK Ministry of Justice before (cf this post or this post about a monetary penalty involving an email breach at HMP Cardiff). Now there’s another monetary penalty, it seems: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served a £180,000 penalty on the Ministry of Justice over…
Comcast Data Breach Leaks Thousands of Unlisted Phone Numbers, Threatening Customers’ Privacy
Adi Kamdar of EFF writes: The longer my information is out there, the worse the issue gets, yet still no action. I have paid for unpublishing my information for years as I testified in a murder trial. Now, my wife, children, and I are [a]ll in danger; and I have nowhere to turn. Four years…
KR: Yet another massive data leak; 27 million South Koreans affected (updated)
Wow. At first I thought WantChinaTimes was just rehashing older news, but they’re not. They report: South Korean authorities have unveiled a massive leak of personal information related to more than 70% of the population aged between 15 and 65 in the country. A hacker from China is one of the perpetrators, reports Duowei News, a…
Colleges and universities among highest risk for data breaches
David Weldon writes: While retailers and healthcare organizations have dominated much of the data breach media attention in recent weeks, a new study finds that the nation’s colleges and universities are at even greater risk for cyberattacks. In an email to FierceCIO, the security firm BitSight Technologies shared highlights of its new research report, “Powerhouses and…
Interactive Map of Breach-Notification Laws in the EU
Interactive Map of Breach-Notification Status European member states are in the process of adopting laws and regulations that require businesses operating in their countries to notify government agencies and affected individuals when they experience breaches of personal data. Even as the EU Directive on Data Protection is being reviewed and might be replaced by a…