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Bloomberg to tighten internal controls following client data breach

Posted on August 23, 2013 by Dissent

Matthew Finnegan reports: An external review of Bloomberg’s data policies and procedures has recommended stronger measures be put in place in order to ensure journalists are unable to view client information through its financial data terminals. Two separate reports were released by Bloomberg on Wednesday detailing investigations into corporate practices at the firms, following claims…

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MS: UMC accidentally leaks students’ personal information

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Dissent

Seriously, these attachment errors are pretty inexcusable, aren’t they? Brian Eason reports:  The University of Mississippi Medical Center mistakenly gave out social security numbers, grade point averages and other personal information for most of its student body this week, violating state and federal privacy laws. UMC’s accounting department on Wednesday attached the private data to…

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San Francisco State College of Extended Learning reports breach; one of 500 entities breached

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dissent

San Francisco State College of Extended Learning is notifying students that a server housing files with their personal information was compromised on March 25, 2013. The college learned of the breach on June 11, when it was notified by federal law enforcement that the server had been used by a group not affiliated with SF…

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League of Legends is hacked, with crucial user info accessed

Posted on August 21, 2013 by Dissent

Dara Kerr reports that the League of Legends server has been hacked: Riot Games, which developed League of Legends, announced Tuesday that some usernames, e-mail addresses, salted password hashes, first and last names, and even some salted credit card numbers have been accessed. The salted data is somewhat protected, but if users have easily guessable…

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University of Delaware revises breach figure

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Dissent

There’s an update to a breach reported previously on this blog. Nichole Dobo reports: The University of Delaware has concluded a review of how many were exposed in a data breach last month, and it determined an additional 2,000 individuals who received payment from the university were also affected. This brings the total number of…

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Montana non-profit warns of possible security breach after Missoula break-in

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Dissent

Dennis Bragg reports: Leaders of the Hospice Care Foundation are warning their clients and donors to be watching for a possible security breach, after thieves steal a laptop during an office break-in. […] The stolen laptop is password protected, but contained some records pertaining to donations, and an upcoming fundraising event. The foundation is working…

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