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Queensland U. of Technology hires IT firm to investigate claims student data was improperly accessed in 18C case

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Dissent

Hedley Thomas reports: An independent new probe will investigate whether unlawful privacy breaches at the Queensland University of Technology led to the personal data of students in a racial hatred case being obtained by the lawyers for their accuser during her $250,000 damages claim. QUT has asked external IT ­experts to examine computer and back-up…

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Oregon Department of Education risked breach of private student data, audits find

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Dissent

Betsy Hammond reports: Two separate audits found the Oregon Department of Education didn’t do enough to ensure that its huge cache of data on more than 600,000 students remains private. Hundreds of people in school districts and in state government have access to some or all of that data. That means keeping it safe is…

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NorQuest College faces tough questions from MLAs on alleged fraud and security breach

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Dissent

Kim Trynacity reports: During what was sometimes a testy exchange with MLAs, the president of NorQuest College fended off a wide range of questions Tuesday about an alleged fraud and massive security breach at the college between 2008 and 2012. Appearing for the first time since the public learned about the incidents in September 2016, NorQuest…

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University of Vermont notifies some of stolen USB drive

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Dissent

The University of Vermont has been notifying some individuals that a USB drive with their information was in an employee’s purse that was stolen. The university learned of the theft on September 15, and the employee notified the police. The USB drive reportedly contained the following types of information: Completed UVM disclosure notices that had the employees’…

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University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School breach disclosed

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Dissent

Karen Herzog reports: A database within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School that contained Social Security numbers and name pairs corresponding with 1,213 Law School applicants for 2005-’06 was hacked last month, the university announced Tuesday. The university became aware Nov. 3 that the database had been breached, and sent notices to those affected Dec. 6, offering…

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VA: Chesapeake Public Schools notifying employees of theft of their information

Posted on December 4, 2016 by Dissent

S. Cline reports that Chesapeake Public Schools in Virginia is notifying 10,827 employees after an employee’s laptop with unencrypted information was stolen. The information on the laptop included names, social security numbers and bank account numbers of some past and present employees. The employees are being offered some protective services. The media report does not reveal whether…

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