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Theft of Vancouver rape crisis centre server containing sensitive data raises privacy concerns

In Data Breach News
January 02, 2024

Not all worrisome breaches are cyberattacks. Old-fashioned burglaries still pose serious privacy threats, as CBC News reports:

Cybersecurity experts are warning of “significant” data privacy risks after a Vancouver rape crisis centre told clients and donors a computer server containing their sensitive personal information and banking details was stolen from its office last month.

The Dec. 3 break-in at Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre’s new downtown office is under investigation, Vancouver police confirmed in an email to CBC News Friday, and at least one woman who sought counselling at Salal says she is planning to file a complaint with B.C.’s privacy watchdog over the breach.

Read more at CBC News.