Who Breached: Manitoba Justice Department
Number Affected: unknown
Information breached: unknown
How: 7 laptops, 2 BlackBerries stolen

The Manitoba Justice Department has breached information in two separate theft incidents over the last two months. Seven laptops and two BlackBerries containing confidential information were stolen from the prosecution and corrections offices in the Woodsworth Building in Winnipeg.

Although the information breached is acknowledged to be sensitive, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Don Slough would not provide details. The information may be password-protected.

Those affected by the breach incidents have been contacted. The security of the offices has been increased. No word if similar precautions have been erected to safeguard the data. Tory justice critic Gerald Hawranik said that the justice department should place more importance on safeguarding sensitive information.

“There has to be greater security. They have to be protective of that type of information because it can affect the safety of victims, the safety of witnesses,”

In the case of the Department of Justice, the issue with safeguarding information is not restricted to identity theft alone. As Hawranik notes, the theft of sensitive Justice information can place people in danger.

Via cbc, winnipeg sun Tags: manitoba, manitoba justice department, justice department, data theft, data security, data breach, government data