How exactly did a binder full of military records end up at a Goodwill store in Hillsboro? That’s the question Amanda Wade asked herself during a recent trip to the store. She stumbled upon a binder that was loaded with dozens of military records for a man named Timothy Mallams. It had everything an ID…
Category: Exposure
MI: Bloomfield Hills Schools exposes employees’ names and Social Security numbers to parents
Bill Laitner reports that a response to a freedom of information request provided more information than it should have: The Bloomfield Hills School District accidentally revealed the names and Social Security numbers of 321 employees to two district parents who requested the number of staff whose salaries and benefits totaled $100,000 or more. When parent…
Personal information found in dumpster
Note: this story refers to the City of Cleveland, Texas – not Ohio. Vanesa Brashier reports: The City of Cleveland will be reviewing how it handles documents that are shared with council members after 10 job applications were found in a public recycling dumpster in Cleveland. The citizen who found the documents turned them over…
Email gaffe results in breach notifications by Randstad Professionals
Massachusetts-based Randstad Professionals recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a security incident after an email error resulted in images of individuals’ 1099 forms being inadvertently attached to an email sent to one of their outside contractors. 1099 forms are federal forms that include a consultant’s name, address, Social Security Number, and wages…
UK: University email disclosed data of students with disabilities
Zack Whittaker writes: An email popped up on my Outlook earlier yesterday which nearly threw me off my chair. […] The email discussed my exam arrangements for this summer’s finals, whereby I would have my seating arrangements changed to accommodate my disability. You can’t have someone shouting out the answers in the same exam hall…
(update) UK: University inquiry as students’ personal details leaked online
The University of York data leak reported earlier this week continues to get a lot of attention in the UK. A news story today in the Yorkshire Post adds/confirms a few details: Students’ addresses, phone numbers and even A-level results were published on the University of York website in what a campaign group has called…