Adam Greenberg reports: Illinois-based Trustmark Mutual Holding Company is notifying an undisclosed number of individuals that a software error resulted in emails containing their personal information being sent to the wrong insurance carrier clients. Read more on SC Magazine.
Category: Exposure
Ca: Detour Gold warns former, current employees of data breach
Rachelle Younglai reports: Detour Gold Corp. is reaching out to former and current employees to tell them that their personal information may have been compromised due to a cyber attack. Detour, which operates one gold mine in Ontario, did not say when its server was hacked or how many employees have been affected by the…
Saudi Arabia: Medical center in Jazan dumps patient files on the street
Arab News reports: Passers-by were surprised on Wednesday to see a private health center in Jazan had thrown out patient files complete with all health documents and personal information onto Prince Sultan Road. A large number of patient files had been thrown from the top of the center onto the public street, creating a huge…
Ca: Gov’t probing online leak of workers’ information
CTV reports: The federal government is investigating whether any of its employees were affected after the personal information of some federal, provincial and municipal government workers was leaked online. Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada was the target of an attack, and some of the information in its databases was leaked online, the company’s developer…
AU: ALP says PM may have aided ASIO breach
Once again, what’s exposed in the background of a news film may reveal sensitive information. AAP reports: ASIO chief Duncan Lewis briefed Mr Abbott and Justice Minister Michael Keenan on the spread of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria during a tour of ASIO’s new headquarters in Canberra on Wednesday. Shadow Justice Minister David Feeney…
MS: State alerts school district that it’s exposing personal and sensitive student information
Kate Royals The Mississippi Department of Education is asking the Tunica County School District to alert parents and other community members after its students’ personal information was posted on the website. The information included social security numbers, medical and discipline data, Detention/Suspension Roster Summaries, Mississippi Student Information System numbers, disability status and more, according to…