Zack Whittaker reports: A unsecured backup drive has exposed thousands of US Air Force documents, including highly sensitive personnel files on senior and high-ranking officers. Security researchers found that the gigabytes of files were accessible to anyone because the internet-connected backup drive was not password protected. The files, reviewed by ZDNet, contained a range of…
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BJC HealthCare Raising St. Louis Notifies Participants of Unencrypted Emails
As seen on their site: BJC HealthCare has notified 644 current and former Raising St. Louis participants that identifying information was shared between participating program partners through unencrypted emails. This is outside of established protocols and BJC sincerely regrets this error. However, no information related to Social Security numbers or other financial information was included…
NZ: LookSee Wellington privacy breach forces website shutdown
Chloe Winter reports: Personal details of tech experts who applied for free trips to Wellington for job interviews could have been seen by others. Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (Wreda) says a privacy breach forced it to shut down the LookSee website on Thursday. Aimed to help boost the ranks of mid and senior level IT experts in Wellington,…
NY: Clients’ Personal Info Exposed Near Shuttered David Barton Gym
Ray Villeda reports: Paperwork containing the personal information of clients at a shuttered David Barton Gym in downtown Manhattan was found strewn across the heavily-trafficked streets in the area Thursday. News 4 cameras exclusively captured photocopies of identification cards, passports and visa information that had apparently been submitted with gym waivers for the luxury fitness…
NV: Personal info found in files dumped on sidewalk
Tom George A large bag with files including names, addresses, and social security numbers was found left in a bag on a sidewalk near Charleston and Eastern. Our 13 Action News morning crew was in the area working on a home invasion story, when they noticed a large black trash bag left on the sidewalk…
Saliba’s Extended Care Pharmacy notifies more than 6,500 patients after email error
Phoenix, Arizona – March 3, 2017 – Saliba’s Extended Care Pharmacy (“Saliba’s Pharmacy”) is notifying certain patients of the inadvertent e-mailing of December 2016 invoices, which contained patient names, addresses, account balances, and may have also included a description and dosage amount of prescription or over-the-counter medication or other pharmacy items provided by Saliba’s Pharmacy…