The Canadian Press reports: The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered the expansion of a class action lawsuit brought by thousands of students whose personal loan data was lost by the federal government. And the lawyer representing the students says that decision could have far-reaching implications for other similar cases. Read more on CBC News….
Theft of prescription bottles during riots results in breach notifications
There was a lot of media attention last month when Rite Aid disclosed that it was notifying customers whose prescriptions with personal and Rx information were stolen during the Baltimore riots in April. Flying somewhat lower under the media radar, however, was the fact that CVS similarly started notifying its customers later in June. The…
2015 Data Breach Legislation Six Month Review: Many Proposals, Few Changes
Bryan Thompson and Sean B. Hoar of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP provide a status on action – and much inaction on bills at the federal and state level: Congress has moved at a glacial pace in considering data security legislation this year, even as the fallout over major data breaches, including the OPM breach, turned…
UK: Thousands of email addresses stolen in Edinburgh council cyber-attack
Danielle Correa reports: More than 13,000 email addresses have been hacked through Edinburgh City Council’s computer system. Aside from email addresses, no other personal information was accessed or stolen during the assault. The local authority said in an email to people who have an online account with the council that the attacker invaded the security…
Hacking Team claims terrorists can now use its tools
Jeremy Kirk reports: Hacking Team has warned that a devastating data breach it suffered will allow its spying tools to be used by criminals and terrorists. The Milan-based security company, which develops surveillance tools for mostly government clients, saw more than 400GB of internal data released on Sunday, including emails, clients lists, financial information and…
Govt. prosecutes health workers for snooping into Rob Ford’s medical records
Olivia Carville reports: Three hospital workers have been charged under Ontario’s health privacy law for snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s medical records after he was diagnosed with cancer. If convicted, this will be the first time in Ontario’s history that an individual has been successfully prosecuted under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)…