DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

OR: State launches inquiry into records breach

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Dissent

Alan Gustafson reports:

A state inquiry is under way to determine whether two state agencies broke Oregon law by dumping records with people’s names and Social Security numbers into an open recycling bin.

Regulators with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services are checking for violations of the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act, officials said.

The inquiry follows last Sunday’s story in the Statesman Journal, which described mishandling of confidential records by Oregon Housing and Consumer Services and state Parks and Recreation.

[…]

The newspaper previously reported that confidential records discarded by the housing agency left peoples’ names, Social Security numbers, ages and addresses exposed in a recycling bin outside the North Mall Office Building in central Salem.

The blunder put about 20 low-income, elderly and disabled Oregonians at risk of becoming targets of identity theft.

In a similar security lapse, confidential records with the names and Social Security numbers of former state parks and recreation employees ended up in the recycling bin.

[…]

Based on an internal review, Havel said Friday that the [Parks and Recreation] agency’s security breach “was caused by one temporary employee who made a mistake (when cleaning) by taking a pile of documents to the wrong bin in violation of our procedures.”

Read more in the Statesman Journal.

Category: ExposureGovernment SectorPaperU.S.

Post navigation

← NZ Privacy Commissioner annual report finds security gaps
Medical breaches rarely make national headlines →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • ICE takes steps to deport the Australian hacker known as “DR32”
  • Hearing on the Federal Government and AI
  • Nigerian National Sentenced To More Than Five Years For Hacking, Fraud, And Identity Theft Scheme
  • Data breach of patient info ends in firing of Miami hospital employee
  • Texas DOT investigates breach of crash report records, sends notification letters
  • PowerSchool hacker pleads guilty, released on personal recognizance bond
  • Rewards for Justice offers $10M reward for info on RedLine developer or RedLine’s use by foreign governments
  • New evidence links long-running hacking group to Indian government
  • Zaporizhzhia Cyber ​​Police Exposes Hacker Who Caused Millions in Losses to Victims by Mining Cryptocurrency
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • The Decision That Murdered Privacy
  • Hearing on the Federal Government and AI
  • California county accused of using drones to spy on residents
  • How the FBI Sought a Warrant to Search Instagram of Columbia Student Protesters
  • Germany fines Vodafone $51 million for privacy, security breaches
  • Malaysia enacts data sharing rules for public sector
  • U.S. Enacts Take It Down Act

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.