Helen Hernandez reports: The personal data of nearly 10,000 employees of the CHU de Québec were stolen during a burglary that occurred on the night of June 5 to 6. The criminals broke into the premises of the CHU de Québec Research Center and seized computer equipment containing employee files. 9,500 former and current workers…
Category: Theft
Health P.E.I. alerts public of privacy breach after laptop stolen
Shane Ross reports: More than 4,000 patients and 1,200 Health P.E.I. employees are being notified of a privacy breach after an employee’s laptop was stolen in April. In a news release issued Wednesday, Health P.E.I. said the stolen laptop was password protected and information technology staff took steps to secure the information as soon as…
Ng: Robbers attack NPC office, steal birth certificates
Fikayo Olowolagba reports: The National Population Commission (NPC) Badagry office located at Town Hall near Topo Garage, in Lagos State has been attacked by robbers. A staff member of the commission, Mrs Funmilayo Bojrenu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry that vital documents belonging to NPC were stolen. Read more at Daily…
Nl: Citizens’ data stolen from Eindhoven police cadet’s car
NL Times reports: Confidential personal information was recently stolen from a police cadet’s car in Eindhoven. The cop-in-training forgot to take her laptop bag and documents from her car when she parked in Eindhoven overnight. The next morning she found the window broken and her things gone, Omroep Brabant reports. The incident happened on the…
Hard drives, equipment containing personal information stolen from L&I in Tukwila
Fox13 reports: Police are investigating a recent burglary at a Washington State Department of Labor Industries (L&I) office, where equipment containing sensitive personal identifiable information was stolen. Video at Yahoo!
Cops: ‘Ethical Hacker’ Was Anything But
John Johnson reports: Police say a tech expert listed as a “certified ethical hacker” on LinkedIn fell a wee bit short in the ethics department while working with a senior citizen. The Clearwater Police Department says 27-year-old Aaron Daniel Motta robbed nearly $600,000 in cryptocurrency from a customer who hired Motta to set up tech…