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Posted on May 21, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: In a follow-up to a case reported last year, former Texas lottery worker Joseph Mueggenborg was arrested and charged with illegally “possessing” personal information on 140 lottery winners and employees, including their names and Social Security numbers. How he got hired by another state agency after being fired by another one…

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Unu is back! 8.000.000 is the magic number – gamespot.com

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Dissent

From Hackers Blog: “Unu”, the ex HackersBlog member that stole the spotlight with his findings in internet security has come up with a new, very interesting finding. He gained access to personal data of a very large website. According to unu, over 8.000.000 (that 8 followed by 6 zeros!! 8 Millions) member accounts of gamespot.com…

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Heartland Data Breach: Hearing Set for Class Action Suits

Posted on May 20, 2009 by Dissent

From BankInfoSecurity.com: A federal judicial panel will hear arguments next week on whether to consolidate the class action lawsuits brought against Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) by financial institutions. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Louisville, KY will hear the arguments next Wednesday, according to Benjamin Johns, one of the lawyers representing the class action…

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Data with personal info missing from National Archives (updated)

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports that the National Archives has lost a computer hard drive containing personal information from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers and addresses. The missing drive also contains other sensitive information. Update: the missing drive reportedly contains: …. 1T of data with “more than 100,000 Social Security numbers (including Al Gore’s…

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(update) IN: Computer Glitch Blamed For Credit Card Breach

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Dissent

As an update to a story reported previously here, The Indy Channel reports: A credit card company said Tuesday that a computer glitch caused more than a hundred people’s statements to be posted online last week. Constance Wilson, who lives in McCordsville, alerted CompuCredit after she logged in to pay her Aspire Visa card bill…

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(update) TN: improper disposal of medical records (update 2)

Posted on May 19, 2009 by Dissent

Karen Zatkulak updates this story previously covered here: […] But police say these medical documents do mention several local facilities. Weary says, “Some procedures may have been performed at Hutcheson, Memorial, and Erlanger.” Weary says this case is now being investigated by federal officials who regulate HIPAA violations, and right now, police are not blaming…

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