Associated Press reports that a BP employee lost a laptop containing unencrypted personal information on approximately 13,000 people who had filed compensation claims prior to August 2010 stemming from the Gulf oil spill. Read more on Quad-Cities Online. BP did not provide any details on the types of information for each claimant or any gap…
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NY: Student Records Found Dumped in Trash Bins
Andrea Day reports that files found tossed in a dumpster behind a strip mall on Long Island were from the Huntington Learning Center in East Northport. The woman who found the files said she couldn’t believe what she found in the trash bins behind the store where she works. The files had ages, work numbers, and…
Briar Group restaurant chain to pay $110K for data security breach; must comply with PCIDSS
Jenn Abelson reports: The Briar Group LLC, which runs Ned Devine’s, the Green Briar, The Lenox, and other popular restaurants, has agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve allegations that the Boston chain failed to take reasonable steps to protect diners’ personal information and put at risk tens of thousands of credit and debit card information….
MySQL.com Database Compromised By Blind SQL Injection
Simon writes: An email was sent out earlier today on the Full-Disclosure mailing list, detailing the compromise of numerous MySQL websites along with portions of their database containing usernames and passwords. […] The email sent to Full Disclosure lists out all the databases, tables and even some password hashes for the users at MySQL.com. There…
A few ICO undertakings that flew under the radar
I thought that whenever the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) had an entity sign an undertaking to improve data security or privacy protective practices, the office issued a press release. But thanks to Stewart Room, I’ve learned that that’s not necessarily the case. Stewart alerted us all to a recently signed undertaking that involved a…
Now it’s TripAdvisor’s turn to report a compromised email database
Nate Cochrane reports: TripAdvisor.com is the latest organisation to fall prey to hackers, who made off with the popular travel site’s member email list. SC Magazine recommends TripAdvisor subscribers change their passwords as a precaution but not to click on any links from emails purporting to be from the travel community site. You may see…