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Category: Exposure

Rocky Mountain Bank reveals “oops” in court papers

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dissent

As  noted on PogoWasRight.org yesterday, Thomas Claburn of Information Week reports that when Rocky Mountain Bank tried to get a court to seal its lawsuit against Google to compel disclosure of  information on the recipient of an errant Gmail containing sensitive customer information, the court declined. It looks like the Streisand Effect has struck again,…

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NM: Sensitive Files Found In Dumpster

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dissent

An Albuquerque, New Mexico Housing Authority official expressed dismay over reports that over 100 files containing sensitive personal information on former tenants had been found intact in a dumpster behind an apartment complex. The files appear to date back to the late 90s and early 2000. Now the Housing Authority is concerned that the bulk…

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Two exposure incidents

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Dissent

Karin Spaink, a Dutch blog that tracks breaches there, recently reported two breaches: In August, “Press agency GPD managed to allow Google to index its contact database stored on their intranet, thus releasing phone numbers of thousands of well-known Dutch people. Among those whose contact information was published, were the Dutch prime minister; politician Geert…

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Misdirected Spyware Infects Ohio Hospital

Posted on September 17, 2009 by Dissent

Bob McMillan reports: It was a bad idea from the start, but even as bad ideas go, this one went horribly wrong. A a 38-year-old Avon Lake, Ohio, man is set to plead guilty to federal charges after spyware he allegedly meant to install on the computer of a woman he’d had a relationship with…

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U. of Florida reports breach

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Dissent

Posted by the University of Florida: In August, the University’s Privacy Office was notified of a privacy breach after the discovery of an unprotected computer file containing 34 names and 25 Social Security numbers. We believe the personal information belongs to trainers working with the Florida Traffic and Bicycle Safety Education program in 2006. The…

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Grampian NHS to improve security after breaching the Data Protection Act

Posted on September 14, 2009 by Dissent

Richard Carey, Chief Executive of Grampian NHS, has agreed to take action to comply with data security requirements by signing an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that personal data will be kept securely in future. The ICO has found Grampian NHS in breach of the Data Protection Act after receiving reports of…

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