Dayna Straehley reports: The Corona-Norco school district inadvertently published the Social Security numbers of more than 80 teachers and administrators on the Internet, a security breach discovered by an information privacy watchdog. Aaron Titus, information privacy director for the Liberty Coalition in Washington, D.C., said he found the list using a Google search as part…
Category: Breach Incidents
Disgruntled ex-employee hacks CEO’s PowerPoint presentation to display porn
As if we needed yet another reminder of why you need to ensure ex-employees can no longer access the network, the Baltimore Sun reports: It happened one day last year, as more than a dozen board members of a Baltimore substance abuse center had gathered around a conference room. The CEO was giving a PowerPoint…
California hospital fined $250k for tardy breach notice to state (updated)
If you’re supposed to report a breach to the state of California, you’d darn well better report it in a timely fashion. HealthLeaders Media reports that Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University has been fined $250,000 by the California Department of Public Health for failing to report a patient records breach <del>by April 23</del>. The…
UK: East Lothian Council exposes cabbies’ personal info on web site
Kirsty Gibbins reports: East Lothian Council has apologised over a “serious” staff error which saw the personal details and previous convictions of taxi licence applicants published on the local authority’s website for two hours. The names, addresses, telephone numbers, driving history and criminal records of 12 applicants for either taxi driver or operator licences –…
Report: RBS WorldPay Hacker Gets Four Years’ Probation
Robert McMillan reports: The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years’ probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to published reports. Victor Pleshchuk, 28, was sentenced to four years’ probation on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg News. He is considered the leader of a group of criminals who…
UK police officer fined over privacy breach
Looks like another UK police officer has been disciplined for violating data protection laws by snooping. The Jersey Evening Post reports that Paul Byrne misused the force’s database to look up the address of a woman who is dating his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. He was fined £300 by the Magistrate’s Court and could face further…