Bob Eschliman reports that Clarinda Bank has been notifying some customers that their debit cards may have been compromised. The breach does not involve the bank and the entity that was breached was not named. As is often the case, the bank probably does not know where the breach was. Maybe we’ll find out sometime.
Author: Dissent
Federal gov. website ‘glitch’ compromised college students’ social security numbers
Lauren Chooljian reports: Private financial information belonging to as many as 5,000 college students was open for viewing on a federal government student loan website in recent weeks, according to a senior Department of Education staff member. James Runcie, the Obama administration’s Chief Operation Officer of Federal Student Aid at the Department of Education, said…
Survey says: Data Breaches Can Cause Lasting and Costly Damage to the Reputation of Affected Organizations
Reports of data breaches affecting some of today’s largest companies continue to grab the headlines of prominent news outlets nationwide. The damage experienced by a company after a data breach has lasting negative effects on brand equity and reputation. In fact, a recent survey* of nearly 850 executives, conducted by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored…
UK: Patients’ details found in public bins, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire signs undertaking
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust breached the Data Protection Act by losing patients’ medical information on two separate occasions, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The ICO’s action and press release was intended to make the point that even “small” breaches in terms of numbers are important and can indicate a pattern…
AL: Discarded personal information discovered in Shelby County
A FOX6 News viewer says personal information on hundreds of people was discovered in a trash storage company in Shelby County. Susan Beaty found copies of social security cards, driver’s licenses and even a paycheck stub. They are connected to “Indigo Joe’s” restaurant which is no longer in business. […] Read more on MyFoxAL
Ru: More than 1.6 million Mobile TeleSystems phone subscribers learn their details leaked online
Nathan Toohey and Alina Lobzina report: The Vedomosti newspaper has reported that more than 1 million of mobile provider MTS’ users have had their personal data published on the Zhiltsy.net website. A resident of the town of Ufa, Fedor Ponomarev, alerted the newspaper to the massive data leak. The data originated from 2006 and after…