News & Star reports: A civilian police worker will face trial after denying two data protection offences. [identity information redacted by DataBreaches.net– see update], faces one charge of knowingly or recklessly obtaining information contained in personal data without the permission of the data controller, and one charge of recklessly or knowingly disclosing that information, in…
Bank Hackers Steal Millions via Malware
David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth report: …. In a report to be published on Monday, and provided in advance to The New York Times, Kaspersky Lab says that the scope of this attack on more than 100 banks and other financial institutions in 30 nations could make it one of the largest bank thefts…
Anthem’s notification letter to affected members
A template of Anthem’s letter to affected members has been submitted to, and uploaded by, the California Attorney General’s Office. You can read it here (pdf).
Anthem's notification letter to affected members
A template of Anthem’s letter to affected members has been submitted to, and uploaded by, the California Attorney General’s Office. You can read it here (pdf).
Kaiser Permanente notifies Hawaii members of pharmacy records breach
Chelsea Jensen reports: Thousands of patients who filled prescriptions at Kaiser Permanente’s Kona pharmacy may have had some of their personal information compromised earlier this year. Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is notifying a total of 6,600 patients who filled prescriptions at the Kailua-Kona pharmacy on Hualalai Road between Dec. 31, 2012, and Aug. 31, 2013, of…
UK: Data protection laws broken 13 times by Companies House
Alun Jones reports: Confidential and personal details were sent to the wrong people by staff at Companies House in Cardiff, BBC Wales has learned. A Freedom of Information request revealed 13 breaches of data protection law at the agency’s headquarters in 2014. Read more on BBC.