Kim Hynes reports: The Department of Aging warns customers their personal information may be in jeopardy. Last week, a laptop computer, flash drive and paper files were stolen out of a locked vehicle used by an employee in Wichita. The social security numbers of 100 people have been stolen. Those people are part of the…
Category: Theft
Ca: Computers with personal info stolen from Waterloo Region District School Board (Corrected)
I wasn’t even going to mention this breach on this blog. I originally intended to just add it to DataLossDB, but when I read it, I was somewhat put off by the school board’s actions and statements so I decided to comment on it here. Jeff Hicks reports: Nine computers stolen from the Waterloo Region…
STRATFOR wasn’t the only firm storing full credit card numbers with CVV – Who failed to guide GuideYou.com? (updated)
Three recent breach reports to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that flew under the media radar: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) reported that a laptop stolen from an associate’s home contained information on A. W. Hastings‘ employees including names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. The laptop, stolen November 12, was encrypted and had a logon…
AR: City official identified as source of missing data
Bill Lawson provides some additional details on a previously noted breach: Pulaski County Special School District officials have identified Maumelle’s new finance director as the source of missing Social Security numbers and other personal information for 1,100 current and former district teachers and other employees. District spokesman Deb Roush of Maumelle says Tasha Thompson was…
OR: Computer stolen from state office contains private information
A computer believed to be stolen from the Department of Human Services (DHS) Gateway Center in Springfield contained private information for approximately 3,000 individuals. For many, current addresses are not available to send individual notifications by U.S. Mail. DHS is notifying involved individuals by e-mail and through this media alert that they may be at…
VT: ‘Good News Garage’ Warns Of Security Breach (updated)
This is one of those good news, bad news stories, but it’s may be more like bad news, good news in this case: The charity long known for turning donated cars into life-changing transportation for the needy is sending out thousands of letters this week. The news inside isn’t ‘good’ at all. The notices are…