Data Breaches - Find out more by Geraldine McElvaney https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk Read one of the reports and provide a summary for the class en-us 2018-10-11 19:40:08 UTC 2025-10-26 13:32:32 UTC hello@padlet.com Fastway Couriers geraldinemcelvaney1 https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327566095 2021-03-18 20:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327566095 Eir geraldinemcelvaney1 https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327573971 2021-03-18 20:45:03 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327573971 Tusla geraldinemcelvaney1 https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327584694 2021-03-18 20:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327584694 Twitter geraldinemcelvaney1 https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327602203 2021-03-18 20:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1327602203 Fastways Couriers https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347171660 Hackers have stolen personal details relating to thousands of Irish online shoppers from an international courier company.
The Irish Data Protection Commission has opened an investigation into the data breach at Fastway couriers. The personal details were linked to deliveries that were due to take place over a 30-day period from mid-January onwards.  No financial information or other personal data was accessed.



]]> 2021-03-24 10:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347171660 Twitter fined 450,000 after they reported personal data breach https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347176555 Breach arose as result of a bug in android app causing twitter to unintentionally make users private tweets public

]]> 2021-03-24 10:30:43 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347176555 37,000 Eir customers hit with a data breach after a staff laptop containing customer details was stolen. https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347177035 Eir insisted that no financial data was exposed.
The company  reported the incident to gardaí and the Data Protection Commissioner.
A spokesman for Eir said that "There is no evidence at this time that the data at risk has been used by a third party" and the laptop had been decrypted by a faulty security update the previous day. However, the laptop was password protected and would hinder the thief from gaining access to the laptop. 

Eir  initiated a programme to contact those customers whose data may be at risk as a result of the theft of a laptop.

Eir also states that the laptp was stolen 10 days ago and all customers has been informed.

Under the GDPR rules, they state 
that early notification to data protection authorities and those potentially affected are regarded as good practice which can offset possible regulatory punitive action]]> 2021-03-24 10:30:54 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347177035 88,726 data subjects in EEC affected by breach https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347182868 Twitter unable to identify total number affected. 88,726 reflects those affected between 05/09/17 

Bug that led to breach was introduced in 04/11/14 and remediated by 14/01/19 ]]> 2021-03-24 10:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347182868 https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347183495 Tusla issued with 2nd fine by DPC, November 2019 unauthorized disclosure of personal data to an alleged abuser, posted on social media. First body in Ireland to be fined by DPC. 2 previous breaches in 2018. One case involved contact and location data of a mother and child disclosed to an alleged abuser. Total fine for 3 data breaches €75,000. ]]> 2021-03-24 10:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347183495 Article 33(1) GDPR https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347194471 controller of personal data has obligation to notify supervisory authority of breach no later than 72 hours after becoming aware of it unless risk to rights and freedom of natural persons is is unlikely


]]> 2021-03-24 10:37:17 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347194471 Article 33(5) of GDPR https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347202898 requires controller to document personal data breach including facts relating to breach, its effects and steps taken to remediate them]]> 2021-03-24 10:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/geraldinemcelvaney1/7h6o0amc77sk/wish/1347202898