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160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers exposed in hack of WA Administrative Office of the Courts

Posted on May 9, 2013 by Dissent

Rachel La Corte reports: The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked in February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website. Officials with the courts announced Thursday that so far, it has been confirmed that…

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WI: Hack of Cooperative Education Service Agency 10 web portal reveals faculty passwords

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dissent

WEAU reports: A school district service agency says teachers’ passwords were hacked and Tuesday night it’s getting out the message to the people affected. CESA 10’s administrator tells WEAU its old web portal where teachers registered for classes was hacked, and it’s now using a new site that is not affected. CESA, which stands for…

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If you don’t know whether data were extracted, why say the risk of harm is low?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dissent

A breach notification letter submitted this week to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office by WorldVentures Marketing had me grinding my teeth. According to the notification to consumers, WorldVentures recently became aware of unauthorized access to their servers. The access may have occurred from October 23, 2012 through March 14, 2013.  The server held customers’ credit card numbers…

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Internet Installer Sentenced for Hijacking Customer’s Internet to Perpetrate Identity Theft Tax Scheme

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Dissent

Corey Thompson was sentenced yesterday to serve 30 months in prison for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud conspiracy, the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced. In July 2012, Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and to one count of aggravated identity theft….

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Former corrections officer admits stealing South Florida inmate IDs

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dissent

Here’s a follow-up to an insider breach previously reported on this blog. Paula McMahon reports: A former state corrections officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing hundreds of prison inmates’ identities. Bernard Beliard, 27, who was most recently assigned to the South Florida Reception Center in Doral, pleaded guilty Tuesday to aggravated identity theft and access…

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Honolulu Police Department confirms hack exposed some members of the public’s personal information

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Dissent

Mileka Lincoln of HawaiiNewsNow reports: HPD has confirmed one of their databases containing information about the public has been hacked. Officials say anyone who has ever signed up for an “HPD alert” using their email address or phone number has been exposed. They say this includes more than 3,500 entries listing individual’s full names. The…

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