Monday, August 29, 2016

Ministry of Justice and the government bailiff investigate a use of data from the database Social Security – Virtual Poland

• MS commissioned by the presidents of courts ws control. Use Social Security data by bailiffs

 • President of the National Council of Bailiffs: there is no indication data leakage or theft

 • The investigation was initiated by the notification of the Ministry of Digitization of 12 August

 • Resort has determined that some bailiffs levied per month from dozens to hundreds of thousands of records from the database Social Security

 • Digitization Ministry issued a message with advice for victims
 

The Ministry of Justice requested the presidents of the courts to carry out audits on the use of Social Security by bailiffs. “It has demonstrated that there were instances of use by bailiffs access to the register of social security in a manner which could indicate the transfer requests by unauthorized persons outside the enforcement proceedings and in relation to non-debtors” – said the ministry in a statement. “On Friday, the presidents of provincial courts in Warsaw, Poznan and Lodz headed letter with a request to immediately investigate the correctness of the office management and use of access to the register by the Social Security indicated by the prosecution bailiffs” – indicated MS. Added to it, the same day the Ministry turned to the prosecutor’s office for information as to the scope conducted in this proceeding.

According to the provisions of the Act on Bailiffs and Enforcement president of the court at which the bailiff operates, supervises its activities, in particular, m.in .: evaluates the speed, efficiency and fairness of the proceedings by examining whether in specific cases there is no unjustified lengthiness; verifies the accuracy of conducting office management and accounting firm bailiff; explores the culture of work, including compliance with deadlines and activities receiving visitors.
 



 “In the case of improper acquisition and use by bailiffs from the database Social Security will be immediately taken decisive action resulting from the superintendence of the Minister of Justice over the activities of bailiffs’ – marked MS.
 

How to inform the prosecutor’s office in the ongoing proceedings secured data storage and IT equipment in five offices debt collectors. – At this stage of the investigation there was no leakage of data from the Social Security system to unauthorized persons – said the prosecutor. Michael Dziekański the capital city prosecutor’s office.
 

Also, the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection said on its website that it will ask the prosecutor’s office handling the case for information on made on the findings. “Moreover, if necessary, the Inspector General shall take appropriate action provided for in the regulations on the protection of personal data” – announced in the Communication on the Inspector General.
 


The matter is also investigating the government bailiff
 

Government bailiff has implemented its own procedures to verify that the bailiffs using social security system performed on these data in connection with the enforcement proceedings – told the National Council of Bailiffs.
 

As pointed out by the president KRK Rafal Fronczek “at least in this case there is no indication data leakage or theft.”
 

“Environment bailiffs to effect a speedy determination of the facts in this case, therefore, look forward to the results of the investigation,” – noted in a statement KRK referring to the investigation conducted by the District Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.
 

The investigation was recently initiated by the notification of the Ministry of Digitization of 12 August. Resort has determined that specific bailiffs levied per month from dozens to hundreds of thousands of records from the Social Security database. “There is a suspicion that the data could be used in a manner inconsistent with their purpose” – informed the MAC.
 



 KRK announced that local bailiff applied to the software manufacturer to support the office of bailiff “of the security audit, which will determine whether they are not used by bailiffs who have access to the database Social Security prohibited programs.”
 

In addition, KRK sent to the Ministry of Digitization letter in which it requested the appointment of a special team that “as soon as possible to explain the circumstances of this case.” “We are also in constant contact with the Ministry of Justice, which is to supervise the activities of bailiffs in Poland” – added in a statement.
 

– express concern about the existing situation and suspected participation in a possible procederze bailiffs – said the president Fronczek.
 

He added that the bailiffs have the right to apply to all kinds of institutions for explanations necessary to conduct executions, including the use of social security base; They acquire the data most often electronically.
 

He recalled that until November 2015. Entered into force the leveling influence of cases to bailiffs. Previously, because in judicial executions occurred negative changes consisting in the fact that it followed a large concentration of a large part of the enforcement cases in 10 percent. Office bailiff. After changing the law bailiff chosen by the creditor, among others, must – from 1 January 2016. – refuse to pursue the case, when the impact of all the affairs of his office in a given year exceeds 10,000.
 



 Meanwhile – as pointed Fronczek – management concerns time since March 2015. – The largest law firm subject matter was an annual impact of approximately 1 million cases, and the remaining several hundred thousand. The occurrence of the inquiry in any case, that is, about a million queries is not unusual – he said.
 

– We should remember that the biggest law firms in spite of changes in the law still have a lot of things, because they have to lead them so far, if they do not communicate or do not finish. So they can continue to make inquiries in these matters – pointed.
 

According to the local government bailiffs last year reported more than 7 million 958 thousand. executions, the previous year there were 5 million 607 thousand.
 

takes investigation
 

The investigation of the Warsaw prosecutor’s office is conducted on the failure of duties and actions damaging public and private interests by bailiffs obliged to secure access to personal data from the register of Social Security as a result of which there has been to allow access to the data to unauthorized persons (for which threatens to three years in prison) and on to obtain unauthorized access to personal data contained in the register of Social Security (which is punishable by up to two years in prison).
 



 “The analysis calls from social security system – including their duration, frequency of requests, implementation at night and the scheme of work stations – pointed to the use of malicious software or scripts used for automatic generation of queries” – informed prosecutors.
 

MC: database access only to authorized entities
 

Access to the database Social Security are only authorized entities – provides the Ministry of Digitalization. According to the ministry was not “leak” data or hacker intrusion, but you should explain what was the reason for the large number of inquiries from the office of bailiff. As reported, the data are approx. 1.4 million people.
 

Security Agency at the request of the prosecutor’s office is investigating the unauthorized use of data from the Social Security office for five bailiff.
 

As noted in Monday’s statement the Ministry of digitization of 12 August 2016 r. It informed the law enforcement agencies of the anomalies when taking the law firms of bailiffs data of citizens of the Social Security database.
 

It was explained that the anomalies detected in connection with the collection of data from the database Social Security by authorized offices bailiff. Suspicions aroused specialists not only a significant number of these queries, but also the fact that they were sent in the night. After analyzing the activity of the office, it turned out that five of them takes a considerable amount of data. The case has been informed law enforcement agencies. On this basis, the prosecutor’s office together with the Internal Security Agency has taken action in a number of law firms bailiff. “The idea is to explain what was the reason for such a large number of queries” – noted.
 

The Ministry stresses that access to the database Social Security have only very specific, authorized entities. Bailiff’s offices are on the list. Their connection to the database take place only through separate, isolated from the internet network connection. “Do not talk about data leakage. At this stage of the investigation the prosecutor’s office found no data leakage to unauthorized persons. We do not have to deal with so-called. Burglary hacking, or defeating safety mechanisms. The system is monitored on a regular basis. The Ministry of Digitization and his subordinate Central Computing Centre are doing it as part of normal procedures, “- said in a statement.
 

It was noted that we know exactly where they came from and who question specifically concerned and that the Ministry of Digitization cooperates with law enforcement and the Inspector General for Personal Data Protection. “Any questions on this matter at this stage, directed to the prosecutor’s office, coordinating the investigation, and the Internal Security Agency, which due to the importance of the matter entrusted to conduct the investigation,” – added.
 

Resort digitization reminds, however, that everyone can check out free of charge, what information about him can be found in the database, and Social Security or turned for no particular institutions. This information may be obtained by submitting to the Ministry of Digitization electronic application signed trusted profile or by sending a completed and signed application to the address: Ministry of Digitization, Department of National Records, ul. Kings 27, 00-060 Warsaw, with a note SRP.
 

“If the information obtained from the database Social Security confirm that with your data requested by the bailiff, who ran against you any procedure, then you can report this to the prosecutor’s office, asking for the status of the victim in the ongoing investigation” – is written in the message.
 

In addition, it also special telephone number 22 245 59 05, to which you can call in hours. 8-16.

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