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AU: Security breach at Disability, Housing and Community Services ‘won’t result in identity theft’

Posted on February 23, 2011 by Dissent

ACT Minister for Disability, Housing and Community Services Joy Burch says a security breach involving data from her department is unlikely to result in identity theft. In November last year, a department employee breached protocol and downloaded information onto a laptop to take home. The laptop was stolen during a home burglary. Ms Burch says…

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Loud Technologies’ employee info on stolen computer

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Dissent

Through their lawyers, Loud Technologies has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a computer stolen from their premises contained current and former employee information including names and Social Security numbers. The theft of the password-protected device was discovered on November 15 and was one of a number of pieces of equipment stolen from…

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HHC Press release on backup tapes stolen from GRM van

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dissent

The following statement was issued by Health and Hospital Corporation yesterday concerning a breach reported on this blog earlier today: The New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC) this week began to notify nearly 1.7 million patients and hospital staff, as well as the employees of vendors, contractors, and others – who were all…

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NYC: Health Records Stolen From Van, 1.7 Million People Affected

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dissent

Susanna Griffee reports on a breach involving backup tapes  stolen from a vehicle that had been left unattended: The personal information of 1.7 million patients, hospital staff and associated employees was recently stolen, and city officials are notifiying potential victims to warn them about the loss of the files. The files were reported stolen in…

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Computer stolen from St. Francis-Broken Arrow had data on 84,000 patients

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Dissent

The Broken Arrow Ledger in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma reports: A computer containing patient information and some employee records was stolen from Saint Francis Broken Arrow several weeks ago. The hospital discovered a burglary and theft of a computer from a secured information systems room. Police were immediately notified and the case is currently under investigation….

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UK: Councils fined for unencrypted laptop theft

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today served Ealing Council and Hounslow Council with monetary penalties for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act after the loss of two unencrypted laptops containing sensitive personal information. Ealing Council provides an out of hours service on behalf of both councils, which is operated by nine staff who work…

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