On Friday, U.S. District Judge James Selna sent a lawsuit against Experian, Court Ventures, and InfoSearch back to Orange County Superior Court, denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss outright. The case is Patton v. Experian, and I blogged about it when it was first filed last year. I’ve also blogged, in the past, about how outrageous it…
UK: Coventry hospital apologizes after 24 patients’ medical records found dumped in city bin
Catherine Lillington reports: Medical records of 24 hospital patients have been found dumped in a bin in Coventry. An investigation has now been launched following the discovery of the confidential University Hospital paperwork last week. The location of the bin has not been disclosed, but is not on the hospital site itself. How the information ended up…
UK: Drumchapel social worker’s laptop and notebook with confidential information found left in the street
Tristan Stewart-Robertson reports that a Drumchapel Social Work staff member’s bag with a laptop and notebook with confidential information about child clients and their families was found in the street by a member of the public on April 22. This includes full names, dates, medical issues and even criminal histories of children and families in…
Three hacking groups linked to Bangladesh bank theft worth $104 million
Arun Devnath and Michael Riley report: Investigators examining the theft of $104 million from Bangladesh’s central bank have uncovered evidence of three hacking groups — including two nation states — inside the bank’s network but say it was the third, unidentified group that pulled off the heist, according to two people briefed on the progress…
Teen Dating Site Left Underage Users’ Private Messages Exposed To Anyone
Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai reports: The youth dating site OurTeenNetwork claims to be the “best rated teen dating and social networking site,” created “for the safety of online teen dating and socializing.” But despite those hefty claims and promises, until this week, anyone on the internet could read the private messages exchanged between users, and even impersonate them. All…
‘Invasion of privacy’: Household credit ratings made public online
Yeah, what could possibly go wrong if you make household credit ratings available to everyone online, right? Mike Duffy reports: Civil libertarians have been left outraged by a public database which shows household credit ratings. It’s information anyone can look up, all that is needed is an address. Credit rating companies keep track of past…