Andrew Limbong writes: When discussing immigration and citizenship status in the United States, it’s easy to descend into hyperbole and start invoking metaphors to Hitler, McCarthyism, or some other horrible moment in world history. But a leaked list of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants that is rife with information ranging from Social Security numbers, addresses, workplaces…
Author: Dissent
Oregon State U. notifies 34,000 of computer virus
Clearly Oregon State University does not pay enough attention to security bloggers who have derided such trite phrases as “in an abundance of caution.” Their press release from today: Oregon State University is notifying 34,000 current and former employees that a computer containing some of their personal information was recently infected by a virus, even…
Senators re-introduce bill to improve security, require notification of breaches
The press release issued by the Senators: Today Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) joined Senator Bob Bennett, (R-Utah) to re-introduce legislation that helps protect consumers and businesses from identity theft and account fraud. “It seems nearly every other day there is a report of consumers’ highly sensitive personal information being compromised by a store, a school,…
(update) Conn. AG wants teachers board to explain lost data
The Associated Press reports: Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says the state Teachers’ Retirement Board owes its members identity theft protection and an explanation after waiting six months to inform them of a lost flash drive containing retirement data. Blumenthal said Wednesday he is urging the board to give more than 58,000 members identity theft…
California Department of Health Care Services notifies 29,808 of missing CD
On July 6, the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) issued the following press release: The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has reported to federal authorities that a missing compact disc (CD) delivered to the department may not have been encrypted by the sender, Care 1st Health Plan. The CD contains personal…
SunBridge Healthcare notifies 3,830 residents of stolen laptop
On July 9, SunBridge Healthcare Corporation of New Mexico issued the following press release: A password-protected laptop computer, containing resident information from 10 states was stolen in May 2010. The states involved are Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. The theft was immediately reported to local law enforcement and…