Mark Patton reports: Army officials say a CD containing the personal information of nearly 25,000 Non-Appropriated Fund retiree records was lost in the mail. The potentially compromised information contains names, Social Security numbers and other retirement data such as retirement date, type of retirement, amount of life insurance carried, term data and dates of service….
Author: Dissent
Bright House Networks notifies customers of breach
Steve Ragan learned of a data breach at Bright House Networks the hard way – by getting a breach disclosure notice as a customer. Steve describes the September 2011 letter: “Recently, we were made aware that an unauthorized source gained access to our servers and, as a result, historical customer data back to June 22,…
Is Texas the New Federal Government? Nationwide Breach Notification Law Signed by Governor Perry Suggests So
Jake Sommer writes: Texas has never been known as a state that loves to regulate and its current governor has made a name for himself by being staunchly anti-regulation, but its recent Texas Security Breach Bill (HB 300), contains a sneaky provision that turns the Texas Attorney General into one of the nation’s most powerful…
HHS names Rodriguez chief health data privacy enforcer
Mary Mosquera reports: Leon Rodriguez, a former prosecutor and healthcare provider lawyer, has taken the reins as director of the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), which oversees health information privacy. The Health and Human Services Department announced his appointment Sept. 13. Read more on Healthcare Finance.
(Update) EPISD Lawyer: District Is Not Legally Liable For The Hacking
Gaby Loria reports: El Paso Independent School District trustees heard from concerned employees and parents at a Tuesday evening board meeting regarding the hacking situation that put more than 70,000 students and employees at risk for identity theft. […] The district alerted the community about the breach the day it found out about it and…
UK: Council blunders put personal data at risk
Simon Murphy reports: Personal details of more than 16,000 residents were lost when a council’s computer memory stick went missing. A series of data protection blunders by West Sussex County Council since 2008 have left the personal information of children and adults at risk. Children’s case material, court records, and social care reports were among 60 breaches,…