Erin Mendez and Sean Leidigh of WGNTV report: Years of CPS [Chicago Public Schools] student’s confidential, sealed records somehow made their way to a Lakeview alley early this morning. “I came upon my dumpster, totally filled. See this box? Sped –special education records..Lakeview,” said Art Kuesel, who found the documents behind his home. Inside, he…
Category: Education Sector
Recovered UAMS computer held worker data
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that Lawrence Nichols, a former University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences housekeeping employee, has been charged in the theft of a computer that contained personal information of thousands of current and former employees. The theft occurred May 18th. The computer was used to make identification badges for UAMS employees, students and…
Students’ Social Security Nos. Found In Dumpster
KYPost.com reports that a four-page list with more than 140 Warren County Virtual school students’ names, addresses, birth dates, and social security numbers was found in a recycling dumpster. The school is investigating the breach.
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: In a follow-up to a case reported last year, former Texas lottery worker Joseph Mueggenborg was arrested and charged with illegally “possessing” personal information on 140 lottery winners and employees, including their names and Social Security numbers. How he got hired by another state agency after being fired by another one…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Vicky L. Munn, a former supervisor with the St. Tammany District Attorney’s Office and Todd Kelly, a local private investigator, were each sentenced to three years’ probation for conspiracy to exceed authorized access to a governmental computer. According to court records, Munn sold over 48 criminal records to Kelly between 2003…
D.C. Mistakenly Sends Out 2,400 Students’ Personal Data
Bill Turque of The Washington Post reports one of those email attachment errors that frankly, have been all too common. How about routinely sending a test email before sending the real one to check to see what people will be receiving? Would that be so darned hard to do? The District agency that handles college…