Residents of a Norfolk housing project expressed shock and outrage that documents containing their Social Security numbers and salary information were found lying in a field. The documents were from the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and a city spokesman says they were disposed of improperly. […] Hundreds of pages were found over the weekend,…
Category: Exposure
Mayor Behnke Tweets Employee Data Online
Some Battle Creek city employees are getting free identity protection help after Mayor Mark Behnke posted a document with personnel information to a public Web site. Information on about 65 city workers, including six Social Security numbers, was listed on a city check registry that Behnke put online and linked to using his Twitter.com account,…
FTC Approves Consent Order in CVS Case
Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the CVS Caremark case involving failure to adequately secure customers’ medical and financial data. Prior coverage of the case can be found here. Additional documents on the case can be found here. According to the complaint, CVS Caremark did not implement…
AL: Medical records discovered in garbage truck, landfill
Hundreds of medical files with personal and medical details were found in and around a garbage truck at a landfill in Montgomery, Alabama. The records were marked, “Radiology Department, Baptist Medical Center.” Baptist Health uses a third party for some of its record disposal, and a spokesperson said that they are investigating the matter. Source:…
IN: Loan paperwork discovered in Mishawaka shopping center trash
Jim Meenan of South Bend Tribune reports that 80 files containing detailed personal and financial information on loan applications were found in a dumpster: There, right before his eyes, were files of loan applications, complete with names, Social Security numbers and even bank account numbers. Some files were thin, about 10 pages, others an inch…
UK: Personal data exposed on website
From Kevin Peachey and Bill Wilson of the BBC News: Personal data including the signatures of recipients has been exposed to those tracking deliveries on the Parcelforce website, the BBC has discovered. A failure in the system allowed people using the mail tracing service access to the name, postcode and signature of various addressees. The…