Julia Medew reports: A hospital is being investigated for breaching the privacy of dozens of patients after medical records revealing a “swollen penis” and mental illnesses among other things, were found in a Coburg street. The Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Timothy Pilgrim is investigating how the records of 31 patients were removed from the John…
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Financial firm’s documents found in Bangor alley
Allan Preston reports: Hundreds of discarded financial documents have been found scattered in a Bangor alleyway. The resident who discovered them said he suspected many contained personal information. However, the finance company that owns the documents, NIIB, said no customer information was in the papers, and that it was investigating the issue. Read more on…
Thousands of Psychiatrist’s Patient Records Stored in Basement of House He Rented Out
Phil Rogers, Katy Smyser and Alexis Positano report that a tenant renting a house from a psychiatrist has repeatedly reported that there are now thousands of patients’ files being stored, inadequately secured, in the basement – but no one seems to be doing anything about it – including HHS. According to the reporters: Through his…
UK: Norfolk County Council fined for leaving sensitive files in cabinet sent to second hand shop
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A county council which left files that included sensitive information about children in a cabinet sent to a second hand shop has been fined £60,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The breach by Norfolk County Council came to light after social work case files were discovered in a cabinet purchased by…
NY: Clients’ Personal Info Exposed Near Shuttered David Barton Gym
Ray Villeda reports: Paperwork containing the personal information of clients at a shuttered David Barton Gym in downtown Manhattan was found strewn across the heavily-trafficked streets in the area Thursday. News 4 cameras exclusively captured photocopies of identification cards, passports and visa information that had apparently been submitted with gym waivers for the luxury fitness…
NV: Personal info found in files dumped on sidewalk
Tom George A large bag with files including names, addresses, and social security numbers was found left in a bag on a sidewalk near Charleston and Eastern. Our 13 Action News morning crew was in the area working on a home invasion story, when they noticed a large black trash bag left on the sidewalk…