A pastebin user going by the name Manuwalk has dumped two lots of accounts. Both have clear text passwords and emails, https://pastebin.com/wHhN1cGF https://pastebin.com/zKwey7EM if you think you got compromised, use ctrl+f for quick search
Update: Stolen St. Charles laptop recovered
A laptop stolen from a St. Charles employee’s car in late October has been recovered. The laptop contained personal information from about 140 patients who had been in the emergency room at St. Charles Bend or Redmond. A forensic analysis indicated that someone had attempted to access the laptop but was unable to do so,…
[CORRECTED] Ca: Privacy breach class action certified against Durham Region Health
NOTE of Jan. 3, 2012: Please see the CORRECTION to this entry that appears in the Comments section. My apologies for linking to what appears to have been inaccurate information – Dissent. Alex Cameron and Sébastien Kwidzinski write: The Durham Region Health Decision In Rowlands v. Durham Region Health, the plaintiffs allege that a nurse employed…
Norwegian sex scandal brewing? (updated)
A new scandal is brewing. According to Harald S. Klungtveit and Anders Johansen Holth of Dagbladet in Norway, hackers have downloaded the entire database of 26,000 users of a sex-exchange (prostitution) site, Hemmelig.com. [Update: see the Comment below this post for a better description of the site; the commenter says that it is not a…
AU: ACMA warns Vodafone over privacy breach
From the AAP: The communications watchdog has put Vodafone on notice over the telco’s leaking of personal customer details earlier this year. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has ordered Vodafone to comply with the telecommunications consumer protections code (TCP code), or face penalties of up to $250,000. An ACMA investigation found Vodafone had…
Ca: PIPEDA Report of Findings #2011-004: Laurier Optical Improperly Discloses Client’s Personal Information
An individual who was seeking a refund from Laurier Optical because two pairs of prescription eyeglasses didn’t satisfy him, was shocked to discover the company had copied its written response to his request to 10 different parties. He complained to our Office that the optometry chain, which has locations in Ontario and Quebec, disclosed his…