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North Penn School District, Towamencin police probe district hacking case

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Dissent

The North Penn School District and the Towamencin police department are investigating a student accused of hacking into the district’s computer network. School officials discovered the situation early this week and turned the investigation over to police, and computer devices are being analyzed to ascertain what information may have been accessed, according to a district…

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How do you define “finite and very small:” Peoples Gas/North Shore Gas disclose breach

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Dissent

Steve Daniels reports: Peoples Gas and sister utility North Shore Gas have notified an undisclosed number of customers of the possible theft and potential use of personal information about them by a contract worker. The natural gas utilities, which serve nearly 1 million customers in the city of Chicago and many northern suburbs, said in…

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HI: Tax data infiltrated by state workers (updated)

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Dissent

Rob Shikina reports: The state Department of Taxation placed several employees on administrative leave without pay this week following the discovery of an internal security breach of the department’s tax database. The breach was found during an audit of the department’s security systems and internal controls this year, the department said Thursday. The incidents occurred…

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Update to Restaurant Depot/Jetro breach

Posted on December 16, 2011 by Dissent

The recent Restaurant Depot/Jetro breach that I reported on Dec. 7  provides a timely example of the issue of unreimbursed harm that consumers grapple with on a daily basis.  As I continue to follow media coverage on that breach, it is clear that not only is there financial impact of this breach (the hacked card numbers…

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KY: JCPS Mails Students’ Tests to Wrong Addresses

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Dissent

After Jefferson County Public Schools mailed around 6,500 ACT Explore 8th grade test scores to wrong addresses, the district is now asking parents to shred tests they’ve received that contain another child’s score. JCPS officials recognized the error on Wednesday after parents called, wondering why they were mailed scores for children who weren’t theirs. “Parents…

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Square Enix Site Hacked – Again (Updated to Reflect No Personal Info Accessed)

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Dissent

In what appears to be its second breach in 2011, Square Enix has confirmed that it has suffered an intrusion. Matt Mann reports:   Today Square Enix announced that both their Japanese and North American Square Enix Members sites have been hacked.  According to Square Enix an unknown party gained unauthorized access to servers containing user information in…

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