Confidential records of patients at Stafford Hospital have been found in the Accident and Emergency car park. Bosses at Stafford Hospital have said such incidents are rare and confirmed any breaches of security would be taken seriously. Brenda and Stephen Yeomans, bo th 46, were visiting Brenda’s father on Wednesday evening when they saw a…
International Credit Card Fraudsters Arrested in Russia
HostExploit reports: The Office of the Interior Ministry to the Russian Federation has reported on the arrest of an international criminal group using fake credit cards to steal more than $1.96 million (20 million rubles) from Russian and foreign banks. Following investigations carried out by Department ‘K’ of Internal Affairs more than 50 members of the…
NC: Opinion : Do You Know Where Your Health Records Are?
Daren Bakst writes: … Recently, there was outrage over a proposal by the state sheriffs’ association that would allow sheriffs to have access to individual prescription information regarding painkillers and controlled substances. [see previous coverage here — Dissent] While this outrage is justified, it misses an even bigger point. North Carolina government officials already have…
German Government Moves on Draft Law Regarding Employee Data Protection
On August 25, 2010, the German government approved a draft law concerning special rules for employee data protection, originally proposed by the Federal Ministry of the Interior. A background paper on the draft law was published on August 25, 2010. The draft law would amend the German Federal Data Protection Act (theBundesdatenschutzgesetz or “BDSG”) by adding provisions that…
Could today’s tube strike in London cause a data loss nightmare?
Today’s tube strike could cause a corporate data loss ‘timebomb’ as London-based employees work from home. Mark Darvill, director at AEP Networks, said that the industrial action by the RMT and TSSA unions will not only disrupt journeys to and from work, but will drive employees to take vast amounts of confidential data out of the office…
Ireland: Company directors could be held liable for data breaches
Dick O’Brien reports: A leading security expert at Eircom has warned that company directors could soon be held liable for the loss of sensitive information through security breaches. Paul Dwyer, security GRC principal at Eircom, said that once the Irish government transposed the international Convention on Cybercrime into law, directors could be prosecuted if it…