In the wake of its massive data breach, Utah health officials are doing something I don’t recall ever seeing before – they’re taking breach support on the road to reach out to those affected. Kirsten Stewart reports: Health officials are touring the state, looking to provide one-on-one help to the nearly 800,000 Utahns swept up…
Author: Dissent
UK: Inquiry after pupil details stolen during raid on house
Roby Reynolds reports: Education chiefs have ordered an investigation after dozens of pupils’ files were stolen from a school worker’s home. Documents containing personal information of 45 children were taken during a break-in at the home of a member of staff from the education welfare service at Edinburgh City Council. The woman had been working…
CA: Personal information on hundreds found during traffic stop
Every time I see one of these stories about how a cache of stolen information was found during a routine traffic stop, I wonder whether the entity or entities had even known that their data had been stolen. Santa Ana man faces identity theft and other charges after deputies found drugs and a flash drive…
West Jordan police release list of ID theft victims
KSL in Utah reports: Police in West Jordan say they need help contacting more that 250 people whose identities were stolen. Investigators found hundreds of passports, credit cards and birth certificates in a stolen motor home on Tuesday. They arrested one woman in connection with the theft, but are still looking for Joseph Chatwin, who may also…
HealthCare NZ 'sorry' for privacy breach
APNZ and The Herald report: A memo advising HealthCare New Zealand staff to be careful with client files was among more than 50 patient health records and documents found on a Christchurch street. The documents were found on the street in Merivale on Saturday afternoon after they were taken from a HealthCare NZ employee’s private…
Maplesoft Affected by Security Breach
Seen on Maplesoft’s web site: Maplesoft is investigating a security breach of its administrative database that took place on July 17th, 2012. As a result of the breach, the perpetrators gained access to some email subscription data, including email addresses, first and last names, and company and institution names. Any financial information held by Maplesoft remains…