WOOD-TV reports: There is the possibility of a security breach at Flagstar Bank, according to a letter it sent out to some customers Nov. 25. A laptop owned by a bank vendor was stolen, and inside the computer were some customers’ social security numbers. “We have no reason to believe that the files with this…
Category: Breach Incidents
NC: Kids’ Social Security numbers on school postcards
Josh Shaffer reports: The Wake County school system accidentally sent out about 5,000 postcards with students’ Social Security numbers printed on the front, a mistake that angered parents and will cost the district nearly $100,000 to remedy. On Tuesday, Wake schools mailed about 15,000 reminders asking parents to specify if they want to keep their…
BCBS of TN issues breach notification for stolen hard drive
Remember the BlueCross breach in Chattanooga from October. First it was 57 hard drives, then 68, then 3, then 1, depending on which report you read. Now it’s 57 again, it seems. Today, Blue Cross issued a breach notification on its web site, as required by the new HITECH Act: Required Substitute HITECH Act Notice…
Security breach compromises information on 1,400 District 86 grads
Sandy Illian Bosch reports: A security breach discovered last month at the University of Nebraska involved the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of 1,400 Hinsdale High School District 86 graduates. The breach involved a computer in the College of Education and Human Sciences at the Lincoln campus. The university’s investigation revealed the computer had…
EIU warns of student data security breach (updated)
From the Associated Press: Eastern Illinois University says someone outside the school may have broken into files containing personal information from about 9,000 current and former students and applicants. The university on Friday said it found a number of viruses on a server used by the university’s admissions office that could have provided outside access….
Was Lockheed Martin breach notification intentionally vague?
If Steve Regan of The Tech Herald thought Alpha Software’s breach notification was bland, I wonder what he thinks of Lockheed Martin’s recent breach notification. On November 6, Lockheed Martin sent out a breach notification that began: Dear As part of Lockheed Martin’s continued vigilance of personal information privacy matters, I am writing to inform…