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Author: Dissent

Woman worms into D.C. taxpayer accounts

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Dissent

Michael Neibauer reports: A mentally ill woman exploited a loophole in D.C. tax office online systems to gain unauthorized access to taxpayer accounts, establish herself as the owner of dozens of businesses and file returns on their behalf. Details of the online trespass, by a woman who law enforcement sources say believed herself to be…

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Nl: Notary puts clients passports online

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Dissent

Karin Spaink provides an English summary of a recent breach reported in Dutch media: Veilingnotaris.nl tries to list all online real estate auctions. Apparently their site is badly protected: Google has indexed quite some client information, including passport copies, notary deeds, registry information etcetera. The published information concerned both recent and old auctions. Internet Notaries,…

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CA: SSNs Printed On Nearly 50K Envelopes

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Dissent

Another mailing label SNAFU: Envelopes sent to thousands of Californians who get benefits from the Department of Health Care Services contained Social Security numbers on the mailing labels. The department said Monday the mailings went to 49,352 people receiving adult day health care benefits. Read more on KCRA.

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CA: SSNs Printed On Thousands Of Envelopes

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Dissent

KCRA reports: Envelopes sent to thousands of Californians who get benefits from the Department of Health Care Services contained Social Security numbers on the mailing labels. The department said Monday the mailings went to 49,352 people receiving adult day health care benefits. “At this point, there is no evidence that unauthorized parties have acquired or…

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AvMed: Data of 208,000 at risk after Gainesville theft

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Dissent

The Gainesville Sun reports that AvMed Health Plans announced that personal information of some current and former subscribers may have been compromised by the theft of two company laptops from its corporate offices in Gainesville on Dec. 11. The information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and protected health information, according to an…

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AvMed: Data of 208,000 at risk after Gainesville theft

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Dissent

The Gainesville Sun reports that AvMed Health Plans announced that personal information of some current and former subscribers may have been compromised by the theft of two company laptops from its corporate offices in Gainesville on Dec. 11. The information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers and protected health information, according to an…

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