Abbey Doyle reports that burnt – but still readable – tax documents were found behind Instant Tax Service, 3735 Madison Ave., in Anderson, Indiana. Employees inside denied burning the documents, but the manager never returned calls from the paper. A look through papers found in the alley revealed copies of W-2 forms, complete with total…
Category: Breach Incidents
(follow-up) Saint Francis Health System Notifies Customers and Patients after Security Breach
On Feb. 12, following up on a lead from HHS’s breach tool, I learned about a breach at Saint Francis – Broken Arrow Hospital in Oklahoma, which I reported on this blog, here. Over a month later, the hospital has issued a press release. It says, in part: Recently, Saint Francis Health System reported security…
OH: Walnut Township school payroll records hacked
Carl Burnett Jr. reports that someone hacked into the Walnut Township School District payroll records database: Someone gained access into the payroll records between 1:15 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office report. […] The Sheriff’s Office report indicated the hackers had been able to access the 2008 payroll…
(update) UK: University inquiry as students’ personal details leaked online
The University of York data leak reported earlier this week continues to get a lot of attention in the UK. A news story today in the Yorkshire Post adds/confirms a few details: Students’ addresses, phone numbers and even A-level results were published on the University of York website in what a campaign group has called…
Hacking incident at St. Louis University affects over 12,000 employees and 800 students receiving counseling services
St. Louis University in Missouri reports that its network was hacked and that personally identifiable and protected health information were on the servers that were accessed without authorization. A statement on their web site dated January 31 indicates that the breach occurred on December 12 and was discovered on the 13th. An investigation conducted by the…
CA: 200 ID Theft Cases Traced to Burger Joint
Sam Cohen reports: Vacaville investigators are asking diners of a burger restaurant to check their bank statements following a string of identity thefts. Almost 200 people have been identified as victims in this identity theft case. Cops were first alerted to it in early March, and traced the credit card number thefts back to Nation’s…