UK: Nottingham nurse accessed confidential records of online dating matches

Ben Cooper reports: A nurse who accessed confidential medical records including those of people she met online dating has been allowed to continue working by a disciplinary panel. Helen Kirkpatrick, a former paediatric nurse in Nottingham, accessed 28 … Continue reading UK: Nottingham nurse accessed confidential records of online dating matches

94% Of Organizations Have Suffered Insider Data Breaches, So Why Aren’t These a Bigger Worry?

Sometimes, 2+2 does not = 4, it seems. When employees falling for phishing attempts represent one of the two biggest preludes to a ransomware attack, why are 28% of IT leaders in a recent survey more concerned about malicious insiders than human error?… Continue reading 94% Of Organizations Have Suffered Insider Data Breaches, So Why Aren’t These a Bigger Worry?

Ca: Horizon employee fired after ‘significant privacy breach’ at Charlotte County Hospital

Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon reports: A Horizon Health Network employee has been fired after they “inappropriately accessed” the personal health information of 1,251 people at Charlotte County Hospital in St. Stephen, N.B., allegedly “out of … Continue reading Ca: Horizon employee fired after ‘significant privacy breach’ at Charlotte County Hospital

Ca: Mounties suspected person leaking secrets had high-level computer access, search warrants show

Scott Anderson and Andrew Culbert report: The RCMP suspected someone senior in its ranks was offering to spill secrets, but still didn’t know the identity of the alleged leaker for several months after they first learned highly confidential infor… Continue reading Ca: Mounties suspected person leaking secrets had high-level computer access, search warrants show

UK: I was fired for telling ICO of Serco track and trace data breach, claims sacked worker

Gareth Corfield reports: A British coronavirus contact tracer who has said she was sacked from Serco for blowing the whistle on a data breach had part of her legal case thrown out because she was working for a mini umbrella company and not Serco itself… Continue reading UK: I was fired for telling ICO of Serco track and trace data breach, claims sacked worker