NHS Education for Scotland (NES) has agreed to improve data security after it informed the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) of a data breach involving the theft of an unencrypted laptop containing the personal information of 6377 applicants for medical training positions. The information included names, addresses, phone numbers and summaries of the applicants, as well…
Category: Theft
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Cecil H. Savage was arrested and charged with stealing the identities of 58 dead people and using their IDs for fraudulent purposes. He allegedly obtained their personal information over the internet. More. Three people – Leslie Washington, Malon Jackson, and Jackson’s husband, Theron Smith – have been sentenced to federal prison…
Wigan Council improves security after details on most school children are stolen
From the UK Information Commissioner’s Office: Wigan Council has agreed to take action to comply with the Data Protection Act after the theft of a laptop computer containing personal information relating to approximately 43,000 children and young people. The laptop included personal details on most children and young people in Wigan’s schools. The information had…
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In the justice system: Terrence Chalk, CEO of Compulinx Managed Services, pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of his employees and faces up to seven years in prison. More. Fontana police arrested three people in what they called one of the biggest counterfeit credit card and identity theft rings they’ve ever encountered involving hundreds of…
Student information theft at BCTC
A weekend theft at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington may put some students at risk of identity theft and other abuses. A spokesperson for the College told ABC 36 News that personal information, including social security numbers were taken from less than 100 of the school’s 11,000 students. Lexington Police are investigating the…
Laptops containing medical details of Birmingham patients stolen
In the U.K.: Laptops containing the private and medical details of more than 7,000 Birmingham NHS patients, including sick children, have been stolen prompting a massive security alert. Surgical firm Trulife used by four hospitals – Birmingham Children’s Hospital, City Hospital, in Winson Green, Sandwell Hospital, in West Bromwich, and Rowley Regis Hospital – has…