Tracy Vedder reports from Seattle: Thousands of people are now vulnerable to identity theft, and it’s all because of a stolen laptop. The information, which includes Social Security and drivers license numbers, was on a King County sheriff’s office computer that was stolen from a detective. The laptop and a personal hard drive were full…
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AL: Unsecured documents found at Banks Middle School
Cory McGinnis reports, “The documents are the records of former Banks Middle School students, that include addresses, phone numbers, and even social security numbers.” How many years have the documents been unsecured and exposed this way? And will anyone be notifying those whose records were so exposed?
Former UNL student federally indicted in security breach
Lori Pilger reports a former student arrested in connection with the hack at University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2012 that also affected the state college system faces additional charges: Daniel Stratman, 23, already faced a criminal charge — reckless damage to a protected computer during unauthorized access — filed by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in December. Now he faces a dozen counts….
ADP “software code error” exposes Houston govt. employees’ info online
Cindy George reports: Technical issues encountered by the city of Houston’s payroll contractor could have potentially exposed personal information for nearly 5,000 local government workers, including more than 1,000 in the Houston Police Department. Widespread notice about the compromised data emerged on Wednesday when the Houston Police Officers’ Union posted a notice to members on its…
Dumpster discoveries anger tenants
Robert Townsend reports: Some former applicants and tenants are frustrated after finding their social security numbers, bank statements and other personal information in a dumpster at the Eldorado Apartments on E. 67th Street in Raytown, Mo. Read more on Fox4
Morningstar resets clients’ passwords and notifies them of breach involving Morningstar Document Research
A reader sent this in with a note that a bunch of folks in his office received this email this morning: Dear Morningstar client: I am writing to make you aware that some of your personal information, including your name, address, email address, and password, may have been compromised because of an illegal intrusion into…