A computer security breach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee may have exposed the names and Social Security numbers of about 75,000 people associated with the school. The incident primarily affected current and former employees and students. The university said in a press release that it is sending letters to those who may be affected. […] University technology…
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ICO failure to punish Lush for data breach sends wrong message, says SecurEnvoy
Warwick Ashford reports: The failure of the Information Commissioner’s Office to impose a monetary penalty against cosmetics firm Lush – for failing to protect thousands of customer records from hackers – sends out all the wrong messages, according to authentication firm SecurEnvoy. “What we have here is a major e-commerce web portal – run by a…
Cal Poly has data gaffe
Monica Rodriguez reports: POMONA – Cal Poly Pomona has mailed letters to 38 past and present faculty members notifying them that their personal data was accessible by people within the College of Business Administration.The letters were mailed Monday, university spokesman Tim Lynch said. Instruction and Information Technology personnel have determined the data – names and…
UK: MP and councillor hit out at owners of The Knoll
Kathie Griffiths reports: A probe was under way last night after highly-confidential medical files and records were found dumped in the grounds of an abandoned nursing home in Bradford. Among the personal information scattered in piles of rubbish at The Knoll at Thackley were care plans, detailed health assessments and poignant photos of residents who…
(update) Texan gets 4 years for restaurant-related fraud
This is a follow-up to a breach previously covered on this blog in December 2010. Associated Press reports: An East Texas man has been sentenced to four years in prison over credit card numbers scammed from a restaurant and the Internet. The U.S. attorney’s office says 26-year-old Christopher Michael of Malakoff pleaded guilty in May…
WA: Information breach discovered in 4,000 child-support cases
Vanessa Ho reports: The state Department of Social and Health Services said Tuesday it had wrongly disclosed addresses in nearly 4,000 child-support cases. The department said a coding error had caused the mistake, in which medical enrollment forms with the addresses of custodial parents were sent to non-custodial parents. The state considers such information confidential….