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The Fire Services Department said today that it has discovered a potential personal data leakage incident on one of its IT systems. It added that there is no evidence of data having been released. The contractor responsible for the system was asked to immediately suspend it and had its access rights to the system withdrawn. A preliminary investigation discovered that the incident occurred when the contractor handled a data migration procedure. The access rights to the data were found to have been altered without authorisation, posing a potential risk of data leakage. The data includes the surnames and telephone numbers of approximately 480 members of the public who reported tree collapse incidents during Super Typhoon Saola on September 2, 2023. It also includes personal information relating to about 5,000 department staff, including their names, telephone numbers, ranks, numbers, and postings. The incomplete identity card numbers of 960 of these individuals are also involved. On discovering the incident the department liaised with the abovementioned contractor, requesting immediate suspension of the system and all of its contract jobs. The department, together with the contractor, is conducting a comprehensive review and stepping up protective measures to prevent similar incidents. It has also reported the incident to Police, the Security Bureau, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer. The Fire Services Department expressed its sincere apologies over the incident. It has notified the affected members of the public through SMS and phone calls. They should report any suspicious circumstances to Police as soon as possible, For enquiries, call 2723 8787 or email [email protected].
At
4 a.m.
at the Hong Kong Observatory :
Air temperature : 26 degrees Celsius
Relative Humidity : 83 per cent
The air temperatures at other places were:
Hong Kong Observatory26 degrees ;
King's Park26 degrees ;
Wong Chuk Hang25 degrees ;
Ta Kwu Ling24 degrees ;
Lau Fau Shan24 degrees ;
Tai Po25 degrees ;
Sha Tin25 degrees ;
Tuen Mun25 degrees ;
Tseung Kwan O24 degrees ;
Sai Kung25 degrees ;
Cheung Chau25 degrees ;
Chek Lap Kok25 degrees ;
Tsing Yi25 degrees ;
Shek Kong25 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Ho Koon24 degrees ;
Tsuen Wan Shing Mun Valley24 degrees ;
Hong Kong Park26 degrees ;
Shau Kei Wan25 degrees ;
Kowloon City26 degrees ;
Happy Valley26 degrees ;
Wong Tai Sin26 degrees ;
Stanley25 degrees ;
Kwun Tong26 degrees ;
Sham Shui Po26 degrees ;
Kai Tak Runway Park26 degrees ;
Yuen Long Park25 degrees ;
Tai Mei Tuk25 degrees .
Communicable Diseases Watch Volume 20, Number 4, Weeks 12 - 16 (March 17 – April 20, 2024)
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