A man who bid on seven file cabinets at a storage auction discovered dozens of files inside with personal and financial information that belonged to Breakwater Mortgage Corporation. The firm had gone out of business last year. When contacted, they claimed that no one had been able to access the files after the company went…
Category: Breach Incidents
ID: Ada County computer system displayed social security numbers
Ysabel Balbao of KTVB reports that Ada County officials are investigating how a file that is typically for court and jail use only wound up exposed on the web. The file is a listing of everyone booked into the county jail and displayed the names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth of over 200…
Penn State: Employees alerted to possible security breach
From the CentreDaily.com: The Social Security numbers of employees working at Penn State Office of Physical Plant in 2000 may have been stolen. On Feb. 20, a virus infiltrated an administrative computer that contained more than 1,000 social security numbers of OPP employees, said OPP spokesman Paul Ruskin.
Irish bank teller commits insider theft of customer data, gets suspended sentence
Maura Byrne reports on Independent.ie that a Bank of Ireland cashier who used a skimmer to steal data from 87 customer accounts that was used to steal almost €320,000 being taken from their accounts — has been given a suspended sentence. The theft occurred between October 2006 and February 2007. Darren McComiskey reportedly passed the…
LA: Medical records discarded in trash bin
Chrissi Coile of KTBS reports that a large pile of medical records containing x-rays, MRIs, names, and Social Security numbers which were found discarded in Toney’s Eastridge Grocery’s trash bin were put there by Dr. Frederick Knight, who admits that it is not the first time he has done something like that. Police are investigating,…
Shell Oil web site hacked; customer data acquired
Radio New Zealand is reporting that Shell Oil says 1,400 of its customers in New Zealand and 4,500 in Australia have had personal details stolen by online hackers. Customers who made online applications for fuel cards were affected and their bank account details may have been stolen. The incident was the second breach reported by…