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🇱🇻 TVNET
National & Local

Unjustified e-health data access and other violations: DVI received more than 1000 complaints last year

Last year, the Data State Inspectorate (DVI) in Latvia received 1,034 complaints regarding breaches of personal data processing, highlighting issues such as unjustified access to e-health data and illegal employee surveillance.

Mar 20 • 07:37 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The Court ruled: Mamdani reacts to the deportation of former City Hall employee facing deportation

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani responds to the deportation order of former data analyst Rafael Andrés Rubio Bohórquez, calling it an unjust action.

Mar 19 • 16:26 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
Crime & Justice

NEW SCAM ⟩ A scammer posing as a hospital employee asks for data and invites people to meet a doctor in the hospital lobby

Ida-Viru Central Hospital warns of an increasing number of scams where criminals impersonate hospital employees to steal sensitive personal and financial information.

Mar 18 • 18:34 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Former municipal employee receives three and a half years in prison in CPR case

A former employee of the Copenhagen Municipality has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for unlawfully sharing personal information from the Central Person Register (CPR).

Mar 18 • 14:42 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

A woman who accessed patient information unlawfully sued the welfare region, demanding 50,000 euros for unjustified dismissal

A former employee of the Varsinais-Suomen welfare region claims she was unjustly dismissed after unlawfully accessing patient information and is seeking over 50,000 euros in compensation.

Mar 18 • 12:41 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
National & Local

"Meta" employees are forced to monitor the intimate images of smart glasses owners

The privacy implications of Meta's smart glasses have ignited debate due to allegations of employee surveillance of recorded intimate moments.

Mar 13 • 07:05 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Former Employee Accessed Data Bases, Administrator Will Pay a Fortune: NSA Ruling

The Polish Supreme Administrative Court upheld a hefty fine against a bank for a data breach involving a former employee who accessed sensitive information after leaving the company.

Mar 9 • 13:45 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Fine for Ita and Alitalia, abrupt landing for the unions

The Italian privacy authority has fined Ita and Alitalia €1.25 million for improperly handling employee data without consent, amid criticisms of the authority's slow response time.

Mar 9 • 11:00 UTC
🇪🇪 Postimees
National & Local

The Chamber of Commerce wishes to establish a notification system for employers in case of infectious diseases

The Chamber of Commerce in Estonia is advocating for a system that would notify employers of temporary work restrictions for employees due to infectious diseases, while maintaining the confidentiality of health data and diagnoses.

Mar 8 • 14:34 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Life & Tech

Learn to manage passwords in your company with these 10 tips

This article provides ten essential tips for effectively managing passwords in a corporate environment to improve security.

Feb 25 • 20:12 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

The Guarantor blocks Amazon. "It has filed its employees"

Italy's data protection authority has blocked Amazon from processing the personal data of over 1,800 workers due to illicit information collection about their health and personal lives.

Feb 25 • 04:00 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

NSA: Personal data sent to the wrong address by an employee's mistake is a violation of GDPR

A ruling by Poland's Supreme Administrative Court confirms that an employee's mistake leading to the unauthorized sharing of personal data constitutes a violation of the GDPR.

Feb 25 • 03:38 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
National & Local

27,000 Employee Records Compromised: RTL: Hackers Did Not Steal Customer Data

The RTL Group confirmed that hackers stole data from 27,000 employees, but customer, partner, and viewer data remained secure.

Feb 22 • 19:54 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
Crime & Justice

Leak sheds light on monster fine for Danish bank

The article discusses a leak from Saxo Bank where a former employee took photographs of sensitive information from the bank's work computer, raising concerns about insider security and the implications of the data breach.

Feb 21 • 20:05 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Crime & Justice

Customers allegedly unaffected: Hackers seize data of 27,000 employees of RTL Group

Hackers have reportedly stolen data of 27,000 employees from RTL Group and are selling it on the dark web, although the company claims that customer data is not affected.

Feb 19 • 17:24 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

Charges Filed Against Employee of "ZZ Dats" in Municipal Data Leak Case

A prosecution has been launched against an employee of SIA "ZZ Dats" for violating information system security regulations leading to a municipal data leak.

Feb 19 • 12:15 UTC
🇱🇻 LSM
Crime & Justice

In the case of municipal data leak, the prosecutor's office has charged an employee of 'ZZ Dats'

The prosecution has initiated criminal proceedings against an employee of 'ZZ Dats' for violating information security regulations that led to data theft.

Feb 19 • 12:15 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Revenue Service Employee in SP Coast Targeted by Federal Police for Leaking Data of STF Ministers

Public servant Ruth Machado dos Santos is under investigation by Brazil's Federal Police for allegedly leaking confidential data concerning ministers of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) and their families.

Feb 19 • 08:21 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

IRS investigation uncovers evidence that an employee leaked confidential data to third parties

The Brazilian IRS discovered evidence that an employee from the state-owned data processing company Serpro leaked confidential information about Supreme Court ministers and their families.

Feb 17 • 15:29 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
Crime & Justice

Kymenlaakso Welfare Area Employee Illegally Accessed Data of Over 40 People – the Third Case in Six Months

An employee of the Kymenlaakso welfare area illegally accessed the information of 44 individuals in a patient data system, marking the third such incident in six months.

Feb 12 • 13:03 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Customer phone numbers, addresses, lobby codes all compromised in Coupang data leak

A massive data leak at Coupang, affecting 33.7 million customer accounts, was found to have been perpetrated by a former employee who accessed customer information over 150 million times.

Feb 11 • 08:44 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Coupang's Mismanagement Allows Former Employee to Access Systems for a Year

Coupang's data breach was largely due to mismanagement of its security systems, allowing a former employee to exploit vulnerabilities for nearly a year.

Feb 10 • 08:40 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Breaking: Coupang leak reveals access to 150 million delivery addresses… 33.7 million personal data records compromised

A former employee of Coupang exploited a security vulnerability to access 150 million delivery addresses and leaked 33.7 million personal data records, contradicting the company's previous claims of a minimal data breach.

Feb 10 • 06:20 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Participants of the PPK are required to update their data

Participants in Poland's Employee Capital Plans (PPK) must keep their personal data updated according to new regulations.

Feb 10 • 03:30 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
Crime & Justice

Dentist ignored PUODO order, will pay a huge fine

A dentist faces significant fines for ignoring a data protection order after a former employee copied personal data of 100 patients for marketing purposes.

Feb 6 • 19:16 UTC
🇱🇻 TVNET
Crime & Justice

In a criminal case regarding the leakage of municipal data, police have proposed charging an employee of 'ZZ Dats'

The State Police have suggested to the prosecutor's office to charge an employee of 'ZZ Dats' in a criminal case concerning the leaking of municipal data, marking the first instance of such a charge against an IT system administrator responsible for security compliance.

Feb 2 • 13:18 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
Crime & Justice

Bellavia and the "mystery" of the list of politicians and celebrities. Prosecutors ready to open a file

The Milan prosecutor's office is preparing to open an investigation into a 36-page document linked to email exchanges between Gian Gaetano Bellavia and his lawyer, originally stemming from an investigation into alleged data theft by his former employee Valentina Varisco.

Jan 9 • 18:25 UTC
🇪🇸 elDiario.es
Crime & Justice

TMB faces a multimillion-dollar fine for exposing employees' confidential data for years

TMB is at risk of a substantial penalty of up to 15 million euros due to the prolonged exposure of its employees' confidential data, as reported by the Catalan Data Protection Authority.

Dec 28 • 20:32 UTC
🇵🇱 Wprost
Crime & Justice

Russian diplomat sentenced for treason. He was supposed to pass on secret data to the USA

A Moscow court has sentenced Arsenij Konowałow, a former employee of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to 12 years in a high-security penal colony for treason related to the transfer of secret information to U.S. intelligence.

Dec 26 • 20:48 UTC

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