Hamish Barwick reports: The call for mandatory data breach notifications and potential legal proceedings against enterprises who fail to protect customer data has become a little louder in Australia, according to the findings of a new survey. The report, entitled Australian Consumer Data Survey 2012, which was conducted for iSeek Communications in July 2012 with…
Ca: Privacy breach at College of the North Atlantic
From The Telegram: Some students’ private information became available to all students at the College of the North Atlantic Ridge Road campus, it was announced today. A news release states that officials at CNA’s Atlantic’s Engineering Technology Centre have been made aware that a document containing personal information about students who had purchased lockers had…
HHS updates breach tool (update 3)
HHS added 10 incidents to its breach tool in its most recent update. Somewhat depressingly, five of the incidents involved the theft of unencrypted laptops. In terms of newly revealed details on known incidents, the University of Miami reported that it had notified 64, 846 patients of the insider breach involving theft and possible sale of…
Transcend Capital notifies clients after server hacked last month
Transcend Capital reports that its data server in Austin Texas was hacked during the week of August 20th. The compromised server held clients’ name, physical and e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers, telephone numbers, security positions and cash positions. In a notification to the California Attorney General’s Office, James Kupfer, Chief Compliance Officer, notes that the…
Hearing scheduled in Sutter data breach class action
Kathy Roberton reports: A hearing is scheduled in Sacramento on Sept. 27 on a class action against Sutter Health over last year’s theft of a personal computer that held data on 4.24 million patients. Twelve lawsuits filed over the incident have been coordinated in Sacramento County Superior Court. Read more on Sacramento Business Journal. The Sutter Health…
Torrent site RevTT Hacked, 50k User Account Credentials Leaked
Yet another popular torrent tracker RevTT ( revolutiontt.me ) has been claimed to be hacked by hackers going under the handle of Afghanistan hackers. The attack on the popular torrent website has left the site down but the tracker is still up and working. The leaked data was uploaded to another popular torrent website, thepiratebay.se in the…