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Hk: Cops carpeted over leaks

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Dissent

Diana Lee reports: Twenty-one police officers have been disciplined over leaks in police data that have appeared online, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Roderick Woo Bun said yesterday. Woo said the figure was confirmed in a meeting with Police Commissioner Tang King-shing, who also said the leaks were not caused by hackers or failures in…

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Data breach by Anglo Irish Bank affects UK clients

Posted on December 7, 2009 by Dissent

From the BBC: The Belfast office of Anglo Irish Bank is at the centre of an investigation after it accidentally released information on 500 UK customers. A bank executive emailed a Northern Ireland client a spreadsheet containing details of derivatives transactions carried out on behalf of the customers. The bank has informed financial regulators in…

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OR: State launches inquiry into records breach

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Dissent

Alan Gustafson reports: A state inquiry is under way to determine whether two state agencies broke Oregon law by dumping records with people’s names and Social Security numbers into an open recycling bin. Regulators with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services are checking for violations of the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act,…

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NC: Kids’ Social Security numbers on school postcards

Posted on December 5, 2009 by Dissent

Josh Shaffer reports: The Wake County school system accidentally sent out about 5,000 postcards with students’ Social Security numbers printed on the front, a mistake that angered parents and will cost the district nearly $100,000 to remedy. On Tuesday, Wake schools mailed about 15,000 reminders asking parents to specify if they want to keep their…

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HSBC exposed sensitive bankruptcy data

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Dissent

Robert McMillan reports: HSBC Bank says a bug in its imaging software inadvertently exposed sensitive data about some of its customers going through bankruptcy proceedings. In notification letters made public Thursday, the bank said it had redacted sensitive information in Chapter 13 bankruptcy proof-of-claim forms that were filed electronically, but that the information turned out…

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Tax Documents Found in Atlanta Dumpster

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

Justin Gray reports that private personal and financial records including tax returns were found in a dumpster Tuesday in Atlanta. The documents appeared to be from an accountant’s office, and CPA Gregg Bossen says he has no idea how this happened and will investigate.

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