The comptroller’s December 2009 audit report can be found here. ACS collects a lot of PII on many children in NYC, including medical information, complaints of child abuse, etc. The most significant audit findings included inadequate password security for the local network and Blackberry devices. With respect to the former, the audit found 15 instances…
Category: Breach Incidents
Western Michigan U. exposed student info on web
On December 14, Western Michigan University discovered that some student employees’ names, addresses, department, and Social Security numbers were exposed on a WMU web page “for a brief period of time.” According to a notification sent by ID Experts to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on December 22, the university secured the information immediately…
(follow-up) Kr: Website not responsible for data theft
This is one of the breaches in the top 10 list, where I had previously noted that some sources said 18 million were affected by the hack, while Auction claimed 10.8 million. Whatever the correct number, the online service was found not to be responsible for the breach. Joong Ang Daily Reports: A local court…
Russian arrested in Kenya with 107 ATM cards
Bernard Momanyi reports from Nairobi: A man who claims to be a Russian was arrested in Nairobi on Thursday after he was found withdrawing money from an automated teller machine (ATM) while in possession of 107 fake bank cards. The man was arrested at the CFC Stanbic branch on Kimathi Street at about noon, police…
PA: Man gets 8 to 16 years for drugs, ID theft
John McManus, 37, of 103 Persimmon Drive, Delaware Township pled guilty to various drug and identity theft charges on January 11 at the Pike County Courthouse in Milford. He was sentenced by President Judge Joseph Kameen to 8 to 16 years in state prison. A jury had already been selected to try McManus on his…
NY: Perinton Mail Theft Leads to Identity Theft
Jane Flasch reports: Thieves used information stolen from a Post Office to create and cash forged checks to the tune of $75,000. Investigators say thieves stole letters mailed in late November in the outdoor blue box at the Perinton Square Post Office. Officials now believe thieves struck just once, obtaining enough mail to target 20…