Breitbart reports: Over one million students that have used the OneClass e-learning platform may have had their personal data breached. A report published on Thursday suggests that the popular educational platform experienced a significant data breach this week, creating a “goldmine for criminal hackers.” Read more on Breitbart.
Nikko Dizon reports: As the number of coronavirus cases in the Philippines steadily increased from mid-March to late May, the National Privacy Commission (NPC) had been investigating 22 complaints of privacy breaches involving more than 150 COVID-19 patients, as well as suspected and probable cases. In at least 7 of these cases, the breach was...
Zack Whittaker reports: Flip the “days since the last Twitter security incident” back to zero. Twitter said Tuesday that it has emailed its business customers, such as those who advertise on the site, to warn that their information may have been compromised in a security lapse. Read more on TechCrunch.
Yvonne Colbert reports: The Nova Scotia government has now disclosed the number of unredacted decisions posted online in a May privacy breach by the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Tribunal totalled 10,599. The decisions contained highly-sensitive information, including employer names, as well as employee names and their medical and psychiatric information. Until now, the government has said...
Andrew Madden reports: Four groups representing survivors of historical institutional abuse have backed Interim Victims’ Advocate Brendan McAllister after a data breach at his office was attributed to a “procedural error”. A full review of how information is managed has been recommended following the breach that resulted in the identities of hundreds of abuse survivors...