Ryerson University today initiated a plan to notify individuals whose personal information may have been exposed due to an isolated software error discovered in the University’s Student Administration System (SAS) which went live with an upgrade on November 17, 2008. Ryerson became aware of the incident when three students voluntarily contacted the University and provided…
Category: Breach Incidents
How many strikes before they’re out?
A tip of my cap to Jai Vijayan of Computerworld, who in the process of digging into the second recent University of Florida breach realized that the university had had a third breach in the past three months that hadn’t made the media. Three breaches in three months sounds pretty bad, but it sounds even…
Banks starting to report breach at unnamed processor
In an earlier post, I questioned whether banks were just sitting on the breach at the as-yet-unnamed processor. According to a spokesperson from the New York State Consumer Protection Board: While some banks have reported this breach, the CPB awaits formal notification pursuant to New York State law. Until such time as we can review…
NYS Consumer Protection says “Action Needed in Heartland Breach”
The following was sent to me by the NYS Consumer Protection Board: DATE: February 22, 2009 NYS CONSUMER PROTECTION BOARD CALLS FOR ACTION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS WHO MAY BE AFFECTED BY HEARTLAND BREACH The New York State Consumer Protection Board (CPB) today called on financial institutions and corporations with knowledge of customer data compromised by…
Another small detail or two on as-yet-unnamed processor breach
Still no real facts, but more hints of impact. This from the Community Bankers Association of Illinois (emphasis added by me): (February 11,2009) Today, VISA announced that an unnamed processor recently reported that it had discovered a data breach. The processor’s name has been withheld pending completion of the forensic investigation. According to VISA officials,…
UK: Customers’ personal data sent to stranger
Ian Robson reports: A finance company has admitted sending confidential information about customers, including their bank account numbers, to a stranger. Fiat Financial Services had sent a credit agreement to motorist Darren Wright after he bought a car. But they also posted the private details of five other customers who had applied for a loan….