David Navetta writes: Security breaches in the online banking world continue to yield interesting lawsuits (you can read about three others in this post). The latest online banking lawsuit filed by Experi-Metal Inc. (“EMI”) against Comerica (the “EMI Lawsuit”) provides some new wrinkles that could further illuminate the boundaries of “reasonable security” under the law….
Nl: Student info often leaked
Karin Spaink provides an English summary of a news story on education sector breaches in the Netherlands: The teachers union (Algemene Onderwijsbond) researched how often student information is accessible via Google. They found quite a lot: list of home addresses, student reports, progress reports, assessment reports. The union notified all the universities, faculties and training…
Nl: Data on hundreds of politicians leaked
Karin Spaink provides an English summary of a recent breach reported in Dutch media: The addresses, telephone numbers, mobile phone numbers, home e-mail addresses and work e-mail addresses of hundreds of politicians (all members of the PvdA, the Dutch social democrats) and a number of their sponsors are out in the open. Although the list…
FTC investigates some firms in P2P leaks
Jaikumar Vijayan of Computerworld was able to see a redacted copy of a letter (Civil Investigative Demand) sent by the FTC to some of the organizations who were found to be leaking information via P2P networks: It showed the agency is seeking information, dating back to mid-2007, on a wide-range of technology and process-related topics….
FL: Shands has another breach, details to follow
Nathan Crabbe reports: A recent security breach at Shands HealthCare has compromised the personal health information of several thousand individuals, hospital officials confirmed Thursday. Shands spokeswoman Kim Rose confirmed the breach but declined to provide specifics. […] People affected by this breach will receive a letter next week with information, and the news media also…
UK: Computer boffin on NHS Spine: Get out while you can
John Leyden reports: A leading computer scientist has sounded a warning over an NHS data collection plan, urging patients to opt out. The Summary Care Record (SCR) scheme will make outlines of medical records available to hundreds of thousands of NHS staff in England. The idea is to provide doctors and nurses in England with…