Radio New Zealand reports: The Tertiary Education Commission is worried about a potential privacy breach after a briefcase containing sensitive information on the performance of the nation’s academics was stolen from one of its members. The briefcase belonged to a member of the Commission’s performance-based research fund panel, which assesses research by university staff and…
Another case of snooping prosecuted
I’ve covered cases of snooping employees a number of times on this blog, but for a quick overview of some of the cases that made the media in the U.S., here’s an article by William H. Maruca of Fox Rothschild on Lexology.com,
More x-ray breaches at hospitals
Two hospitals are reporting breaches involving x-ray films. WITN reports that a North Carolina hospital, Vidant Pungo Hospital, is sending letters to as many of the 1,100 affected patients as they can find, after paper jackets with old radiology films were accidentally sent out with the trash to a local landfill.The paper jackets contained the…
This ‘n that
Some of what I’m reading this morning while working on my first cup of coffee: I was surprised to read that the Department of Defense is involved in notifying military members and families who paid state income taxes in South Carolina about the massive SC Department of Revenue breach. Does the DOD normally get involved…
CA: Patient records accessed after county clinic burglary
Tomoya Shimura reports: Medical records at the Westside Park Elementary School Based Health Center may have been accessed when the county clinic was burglarized, San Bernardino County officials said Tuesday. Staff at the clinic in the 18200 block of Casaba Road discovered the burglary on Oct. 1. In addition to damages to the building, office…
Thai Travel Center Hacked, 1400 user credentials leaked
Hacker collective Grey Security, @Gsec_ yesterday released a dump of accounts from the Thai Travel Center website (https://www.thaitravelcenter.com) which hosts a bunch of services and information aimed at helping out people who are travelling around Thailand. The leak has been announced on twitter and posted to pastebin. > Grey Security @gsec_ Thai Travel Center #OWNED – https://pastebin.com/FFUEQshh –#ForTehLulz? #GSecsBackBitch. @TruthIzSexy @Cyber_War_News@An0nPun1shm3nt the leaked…