David Navetta has an interesting piece on InfoSec Compliance that begins this way: Little know (or at least discussed) fact: despite announcing settlements with VISA and Mastercard in 2007, the TJX data security litigation is still going. In fact most of the issuing banks impacted by the TJX breach are no longer pursuing TJX and/or…
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Dilemma: flu data vs. privacy
The Associated Press has an article about balancing privacy against the desire for information about flu. They compare how different areas are handling it and the implications of each type of approach. They do not mention the case of Andrew Speaker, the lawyer who became infamous in 2007 when unnamed officials released his name as…
(Follow-up) Stolen Peninsula Orthopaedic backup tapes contained some financial info
When backup tapes containing patient information on patients of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates were stolen while in transit, the practice notified approximately 100,000 patients. Now, Earl Holland reports that the group subsequently discovered that the stolen backup tape also contained credit or debit card information on up to 400 patients. Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates has sent an…
Immigrant Legal Resource Center database hacked
The Immigrant Legal Resource Center was apparently hacked (pdf) at some time prior to April 10, but there’s no indication in their notification to the NH Attorney General’s Office as to how many people had their names and credit card numbers compromised.
United Food and Commercial Workers International employee data on stolen laptop
A laptop stolen from a United Food and Commercial Workers International (“UFCW”) office on March 10 contained personal information of UFCW members, former members, and retirees including names and addresses, Social Security numbers, phone numbers, birth dates, and e-mail addresses, but no financial information, according to a notification (pdf) filed by their lawyers with the…
Deja vu all over again at Binghamton University
Robert Hadad-Zlokower of the Binghamton University Pipe Dream reports: Binghamton University announced Tuesday that it had let WHRW, the student-run radio station, members off the hook for “gaining access” this March to an unlocked room filled with students’ personal information … a few hours later, it happened again. While he was walking through an entrance…