Non Alquitran reports: At least 60 envelopes containing election paraphernalia, including election returns and poll watchers’ identification cards for the Liberal Party (LP), were recovered by garbage collectors near a school in Mandaluyong City Wednesday, police said yesterday. “We are still in the process of investigating as to why the election documents ended up in…
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Ladbrokes could face inquiry after betting addicts’ details found in bin bag
Rob Davies reports: Ladbrokes could face an investigation from the gambling regulator over an incident in which confidential information about betting addicts, including photos, names and addresses, was found in a bin bag on the street. The Gambling Commission said it was looking into the bookmaker’s compliance with data protection laws after a passer-by found…
Nearly 3,000 Patients Notified Of St. Thomas Rutherford Health Information Breach
Documents for a local hospital were found on the side of a rural roadway, and the information about almost three thousand patients may have been compromised. Officials with Saint Thomas Rutherford notified 2,859 patients about the breach which was discovered in April. Read more on NewsChannel5.
AU: Confidential child protection files on sale at Alice Springs tip shop
Jano Gibson reports: Dozens of confidential documents, including a child protection investigation and a child death file, have been found at the Alice Springs tip shop, in a major privacy breach involving the Northern Territory Families department. The files relate to 33 clients and staff members of Territory Families dating back to 2009. They were…
Briefcase containing Little River Healthcare records stolen
KCEN reports: Little River Healthcare discovered May 12 that a briefcase containing 18 paper charts and a laptop with patient electronic medical records, was stolen from a provider’s locked vehicle. Among the information stolen was: patient names, dates of birth, dates of service, and medical history. The records did not include social security numbers, driver’s…
Personal information of 16 Utahns stolen from DCFS employee’s vehicle, officials say
Carter Williams reports: The private information of 16 people was stolen in May after a Utah Department of Family and Child Services employee’s vehicle was broken into and copies of identification records needed for background checks were stolen. The break-in occurred on May 16 in the Salt Lake Valley, according to Ashley Sumner, a public…