In researching a current story about Palm Beach County law enforcement personnel’s details being exposed/dumped, I stumbled across a breach from last year that hadn’t shown up in my usual news searches. So better late than never, here it is. On September 13, 2015, Jose Lambiet reported: For three long hours Friday morning, thousands of…
Category: Exposure
CA: Medical records found dumped on Paradise Hills sidewalk
KGTV reports: Medical documents containing names and Social Security numbers for hundreds of patients were found dumped on a Paradise Hills sidewalk Monday morning. The records were discovered by a man on a sidewalk with some other trash in the area of Paradise Valley Road and Jester Street. The man then reported it to San Diego…
Weeks after their details were posted online, Miami-Dade police first notified of breach
On February 16, I linked to a story about Palm Beach law enforcement personnel and judges having their personal info posted online. Today, Lance Dixon reports that those whose details were exposed are only first being notified: Miami-Dade County is investigating a breach of privacy that has affected thousands of police officers and other county employees. The personal information…
Iowa Dept. of Human Services mistakenly shared personal info on nursing home residents
Jason Clayworth reports that Iowa’s Department of Human Services mistakenly shared 425 Iowans’ information with nursing facilities. The DHS became aware of the incident on Jan. 22. The agency sent letters dated Feb. 12 to each person, noting that the agency’s Medicaid Enterprise Medical Services United had mailed roster reports to the homes and had…
IE: Mobile phone company Three suffers data protection breach
Business Post reports: Mobile phone company Three suffered a data protection breach today that saw dozens of its business customers’ billing data exposed. The Sunday Business Post understand the breach occurred when the businesses in question requested additional copies of their bills, which were subsequently sent to the wrong addresses. Read more on Business Post.
Steam Users Hit by Christmas Day Breach Finally Notified
Stephanie Mlot reports: Valve has apologized for a winter Steam Sale breach—more than two months after 34,000 users had personal information exposed to other shoppers. The target of a Christmas Day denial of service attack, the online shop was overwhelmed by 2,000 percent more traffic than usual. In an effort to counter the assault, a Valve partner…