Despite my efforts to stay on top of news stories about privacy breaches, I am no longer surprised to learn that I’ve missed some big ones. Such appears to be the case involving some members of the FDNY EMS service. In March, Twitter and the media lit up after racist tweets by “Bad Lieutenant,” identified…
Stolen laptop held bank account info and Social Security numbers of Buckeye Title Loans of California, Buckey Check Cashing of California, and Cash Central of California customers (update 2)
On June 27, 2013, a laptop containing personal information of customers of Buckeye Title Loans of California, LLC and Cash Central of California LLC was stolen from a locked vehicle in a smash-and-grab incident. Other items stolen in the incident included credit cards, a wallet and other personal property, which raises the question of whether all…
IL: Loyola Medical Center employee charged with identity theft
A Loyola University Medical Center employee has been charged with identity theft. MySuburbanLife.com reports that Riverside police charged Katrina R. Spears of Chicago with one count of felony identity theft. The charges followed an investigation that began in August following a complaint from a patient who reported her identity was stolen after being treated at…
UK: Former Bognor police officer fined for breaching Data Protection Act
The Bognor Regis Observer reports a former police office officer assigned to the Bognor Regis Police Station has been convicted of illegally accessing Sussex Police computers to get information on acquaintances. Thomas Grant pleaded guilty to breaching the Data Protection Act and was fined £800.
Long after some breaches occurred, we first find out via HHS's breach tool (Update 1)
HHS updated its breach tool yesterday. The following is an annotated list of new entries on their list. It is not clear to me why there are breach entries where the breaches occurred in 2011 or 2012. Did HHS delay in adding incidents to the breach tool or are entities first discovering and/or reporting the…
NZ hat trick: EQC reports its third breach this year
Rebecca Quilliam reports: The Earthquake Commission has admitted to another breach of privacy after information on up to 260 claimants was sent to the wrong customers. Its chief executive Ian Simpson has launched an inquiry into how the information ended up on a letter that was sent to some clients. One side of the letter…