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Author: Dissent

(update) Texas company lays out ‘hacking’ case against Minnesota Public Radio

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

David Brauer has more on Lookout Services’s allegations against a Minnesota Public Radio reporter, following a breach reported here previously. […] In a Dec. 11 report, [MPR reporter] Aslanian said she was able to see “employee names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and hire dates” on Lookout’s web site “without using a password or encryption…

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Personal information stolen from Detroit's health department

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

Christine MacDonald reports on two breaches in the Detroit area: Police are investigating two incidents in which patients’ medical records — including social security numbers — were stolen from the city’s health department. The first theft occurred in late October when a flash drive was stolen from a health department employee’s car. It contained files…

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Personal Data At Risk After SQL Flaw Discovered

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

Sophie Curtis reports: A SQL injection flaw on a social networking app developer site has compromised the security of users and could lead to identity theft A SQL injection flaw has been discovered in Rockyou.com – a social networking application development website used by app developers for Bebo, Facebook and Myspace. The flaw could have…

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UK: Birmingham school improves data protection

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

Waseley Hills High School and Sixth Form Centre in Birmingham has taken remedial action after the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found it in breach of the Data Protection Act after the theft of personal data of over 1,000 pupils and staff. The school’s previous Headteacher, Mr David Thurburton, informed the ICO of the theft of…

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AU: Doctors can tell patients' relatives of genetic disorder

Posted on December 15, 2009 by Dissent

Mark Metherell reports: Doctors will be able to override the wishes of a patient and inform blood relatives – but not the patient’s spouse – of the patient’s genetic disorder where there is a risk to the relative’s health, under guidelines introduced yesterday. The new guidelines, announced by federal health and privacy authorities, which take…

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Dollar Tree hacked over weekend, business as usual on Monday

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Dissent

Bryan Baker of WRDW in Georgia reports that Dollar Tree in North Augusta was hacked over the weekend: Employees say someone hacked into the store’s computers, potentially exposing sensitive customer information. North Augusta Public Safety says so far there have been no identity theft complaints from Dollar Tree customers. The store agreed, telling News 12…

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