publicSIRO

An inquiry is underway into a serious data breach after personal details of 10,000 people applying for Criminal Records Bureau checks were sent to a journalist by mistake.

Northumberland County Council has apologised after a data handling mishap resulted in thousands of pensioners’ National Insurance details being wrongly sent to a mailing company, then put on show on newsletters sent through the post.

A search is underway for an unprotected memory stick containing personal information about thousands of NHS patients in Wales.

Barnet Council’s Chief Executive has apologised after a burglary at an employee’s home resulted in the loss of personal data belonging to around 9,000 students.

Stoke-on-Trent City Council suffers a serious data breach with the loss of an unprotected USB stick containing highly sensitive information about vulnerable children.

In a breach of security procedures, a passcard which allowed Labour MP Linda Gilroy to access Plymouth City Council buildings has been handed in anonymously to a local newspaper after being allegedly found on a road.

Angus Council has apologised after confidential council documents were found dumped in a florist’s wheelie bin, including sensitive personal and payroll data relating to employees.

Stoke-on-Trent: An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of around 2,000 NHS patients’ medical records.

The Department for Work and Pensions is said to be ‘extremely concerned’ after confidential information about JobCentrePlus customers was accidentally posted to a man claiming benefits.

NHS IT body, Connecting for Health, has apologised for accidentally exposing patients’ confidential details in a mailshot designed to reassure them about the security of their medical records.