I’m not in the 1% on wealth. I’m not in the 47% who reportedly don’t pay federal taxes. I am, however, among those who still have no power or light thanks to the incompetence and mismanagement of Long Island Power. I hope Governor Cuomo and my county do something about LIPA’s ignoring our towns for…
Author: Dissent
HSBC notifies customers after discovering former employee took customer data as a parting gift to himself
HSBC Bank USA National Association notified customers after an insider breach that occurred in July but was only posted to California‘s web site on October 30. It’s not totally clear to me when consumers were notified or when the state was. From the letter to those whose SSN’s weren’t involved: We recently became aware of an incident that…
Student privacy breached in Delta School District
Sheila Reynolds reports: The Delta School District is assuring parents their children’s personal information is secure after student data was unintentionally accessed online last week. A parent in the district was using the Parent Connect system – which allows parents to access information about their own child – and ended up being able to see…
Kaiser Permanente notifies employees after e-mail error exposes their SSN to unauthorized individual
On October 29, Kaiser Permanente began notifying employees of a breach that occurred August 24th when their names, Social Security numbers, and other information were mistakenly e-mailed to an individual not authorized to receive such information. From their letter: [First Name] [Last Name] [Street Address] [City], [State], [ZIP code] Dear [First Name], We are writing…
Salinas Valley State Prison staff notified of intranet breach
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been notifying employees of a data breach affecting staff at Salinas Valley State Prison. From their letter describing the intranet exposure: We are writing to you because of an information security incident at Salinas Valley State Prison (SVSP) involving your personal information. On September 26, 2012 it was…
Julius Bär data theft probe widens
World Radio Switzerland reports: Swiss prosecutors say they are now investigating three people in connection with the theft of data at Swiss private bank Julius Bär [Baer]. Until now, the only suspect who has been arrested, is a former employee of the bank. He is alleged to have sold a CD containing the stolen bank…