The Office of the Telecommunications Authority says a notebook computer belonging to a member of staff, which contains the personal data of more than 500 people, has been stolen. It said information stored in the computer includes personal details of OFTA’s Emergency Response System team and representatives of other government departments. OFTA has apologised to…
Category: Theft
Update: UNC-Chapel Hill Police arrest suspect in theft of student records
There’s been an arrest in the case of the recent break in at a University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill office where 30 students’ records held by the Honor Court were stolen. NewsObserver.com reports: Garrett Lee Haywood, 22, of Chapel Hill, was arrested today on charges of breaking-and-entering, larceny and possession of stolen goods. Haywood was…
A costly reminder that encrypting a laptop doesn’t help if you don’t shut down the laptop
Add Tufts University to the list of educational institutions reporting a breach this year. On July 7, the university notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop used by a professor conducting research at Massachusetts General Hospital also contained a file with information on applicants to Tufts’ Graduate School of Arts and Science…
Nyack Hospital employees warned after sensitive data stolen
Jane Lerner reports: Former and current Nyack Hospital employees, as well as their spouses and children, are at risk of identity theft because a computer hard drive containing personal information was stolen from the hospital, officials said. Sensitive data, including names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers, were stored on a hard drive…
Stolen USB stick contained police investigation details
Graham Cluley writes: Greater Manchester Police have warned that sensitive information about an ongoing criminal investigation was contained on a USB memory stick stolen from an officer’s home in Oldham, UK. The officer has been suspended, pending an investigation, and the matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission and the Information Commissioner….
Estée Lauder employees notified that their data were on stolen laptop
Another day, another stolen laptop with employee data. This time it’s New York-headquartered Estée Lauder. In a notification letter dated July 13 that omits important details, the firm’s lawyer writes that the company “recently learned” about the theft of a company-issued laptop that contained names and Social Security Numbers of current and former employees and…