Edward Smith reports: Cyber-attacks were staged on Tuesday, 25 June, marking the anniversary of the start of the Korean War in 1950. The hackers compromised the websites of South Korea’s presidential office and several local newspapers. The unidentified hackers claimed to have obtained personal data belonging to two million South Korean workers and 40,000 US…
Dutch govt proposes data breach notification requirements
Telecompaper reports: The Dutch government has proposed legislation tightening rules for disclosing breaches of personal data. The proposal sent to parliament by the justice ministry would require any breach of personal data, whether by public or private organisations, to be disclosed both to the privacy regulator CBp and to the person whose data was compromised….
State gives update on patient records found in abandoned buildings in Knoxville, Nashville
John Henry of WBIR provides a follow-up on a breach previously noted on this blog where patient records were found in an abandoned building at Lakeshore Mental Health Institute. A freedom of information request filed by the news outlet produced some interesting information, apart from documenting that the state moved promptly to address the breach…
B.C. Health Ministry told to strengthen privacy practices
Canadian Press reports: The illegal release of personal information about nearly five million British Columbians by Health Ministry staff was a massive breach, says the province’s privacy commissioner, who has released 11 recommendations to protect the public. Elizabeth Denham conducted an investigation after government employees downloaded large amounts of personal health data onto unencrypted flash…
Iowa DHS discloses that backup tape with PHI of former patients at Mental Health Institute and state employees is missing
Rod Boshart reports: Iowa Department of Human Services officials issued an alert Wednesday to former patients at the Mental Health Institute in Independence and hundreds of state employees there and at other state facilities concerning a possible breach of their confidential information. Officials say the information was stored on a backup computer tape that went…
Iowa DHS discloses that backup tape with PHI of former patients at Mental Health Institute and state employees is missing
Rod Boshart reports: Iowa Department of Human Services officials issued an alert Wednesday to former patients at the Mental Health Institute in Independence and hundreds of state employees there and at other state facilities concerning a possible breach of their confidential information. Officials say the information was stored on a backup computer tape that went…