Wayne Washington reports: Midlands Technical College warned employees last month that a flash drive containing some of their personal information was taken from a human resources office at the college. The flash drive, since returned — without the personal data it previously held — could compromise the personal information of some of the college’s 500…
Category: Breach Types
MetLife fined and ordered to provide credit monitoring to consumers after breach
WREX follows up on a breach they exposed in January 2010: An insurance company faces a fine and other stipulations for improperly throwing away people’s private insurance documents in Loves Park.MetLife has been ordered to provide credit fraud protection for everyone affected by the mistake and has to pay a $75,000 fine to the State…
Univ. of South Carolina warns 31,000 that personal info was exposed on the Web
Noelle Phillips reports: USC has experienced computer security breach that has exposed 31,000 people’s private information, including social security numbers, on the internet. The security breach was discovered in January on a computer server at USC Sumter, but it potentially affected faculty, staff, retirees and students throughout the university system’s eight campuses. “Letters went out…
Stolen Tulane laptop had W-2 info, S.S. numbers of each employee
A Tulane University-owned laptop was stolen last year that had a file containing private information of each person employed at the university in the past year, according to school officials. The computer had W-2 information, names, Social Security numbers, address and salary for every employee, including student and part-time employees and anyone who will receive…
Periodontist’s server hacked, patients notified
A periodontist from Germantown, Maryland has notified HHS of a security breach that affected 1,000 patients. A web site about the breach, created by ID Experts, describes the incident: On October 14, 2010, when the computer system of the dental Practice of Gary C. Spinks, DMD, PC, shut down, the Practice learned that a hacker had…
California public health dept. announces lost tape had medical and personal info on residents and workers
Wow – two state departments of public health reveal breaches in a 24-hour period? First it was Connecticut, reported on this blog earlier today, and now California. Here’s a statement from the California Department of Public Health: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has reported to state authorities that a missing magnetic tape, delivered from one…