I haven’t been seeing as many breach reports by Experian this year, which could be a good sign, although it just could be that some states haven’t updated their breach lists in while. In any event, one just showed up on New Hampshire’s site that elevated an eyebrow. In a letter dated September 16 signed…
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AZ: Job applications with personal information found in dumpster
Kristine Harrington reports that someone using the dumpster behind Denny’s in Phoenix discovered approximately 200 unshredded job applications. The manager says it never should have happened.
Swisscom Acknowledges Data Security Breach
Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ was in possession of four data tapes that apparently originated from Swisscom’s data centres, the editorial office has informed the company. The records concerned are apparently backup files from 2008 to 2010 containing internal Swisscom data, including e-mails. It is still not clear to Swisscom whether customer data are also stored…
OK, NSA, ‘fess up: did you hack Belgacom?
Has the NSA been hacking into Belgian telco Belgacom since 2011 – or has some other government? Who knows? Read deStandaard, Threatpost, and the Washington Post.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi notifies employees after AON Hewitt e-mail gaffe discloses their information
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi recently notified some employees that their names and Social Security numbers had been erroneously emailed by their vendor AON Hewitt to another client of AON Hewitt. The email error occurred on August 2 and employees were notified on September 3. Although the risk analysis indicated a very low risk of misuse,…
Promotional travel mug seller notifies customers of breach
BEL USA, LLC operates a number of web sites that sell promotional items such as travel mugs, but it is their customers who seemingly have been mugged. Consumers who made credit card transactions on BEL USA’s sites or who placed phone orders between March 1 and July 15 are receiving notification letters that their data…