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Oakland School Employees Are ID Theft Victims after Records Were Left in Abandoned HQ

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Dissent

More details on this breach: The Oakland Unified School District abandoned its dilapidated headquarters in January 2013 after a janitor left a faucet on overnight and flooded the building. Educators departed and the homeless moved in, but no one bothered to remove or secure records that were scattered throughout the building. The folly of that…

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TN: Personal records of all Elizabethton students accidentally emailed to parent

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Dissent

John Thompson reports: The Elizabethton City School System accidentally released personal information on all the system’s students on Tuesday. Superintendent Ed Alexander said the information was not further distributed. Alexander said the information release was an internal mistake and there was no hacking. “An official inadvertently hit the wrong button,” Alexander said. “All the report…

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NC: Checks with Buncombe school employee information stolen

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Dissent

Julie Ball reports: Buncombe County school officials have alerted more than 170 employees after an envelope containing checks with their names and Social Security numbers was stolen and some of the checks were cashed. The checks were mailed in March to ING, the financial services company, as contributions to supplemental retirement plans. Some employees contribute…

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UK: School near Wrexham alerts parents as pupil info lost

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Dissent

Charlie Crossdale reports: Data containing details on children who have attended a primary school over the past decade has been lost. Ysgol Sant Dunawd in Bangor-on-Dee near Wrexham is appealing to parents of pupils, past and present, to get in touch over the potential loss of data, after a backup device containing the Schools’ Information…

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CO: Stolen laptop causes security breach for DougCo schools

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Dissent

9News reports: A stolen laptop containing sensitive data has caused a security breach for Douglas County Schools. The district sent a letter to all of its employees recently stating the stolen computer contained some workers’ Social Security numbers and bank account information. Read more on 9News. And where was this laptop at the time of…

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Oakland schools warn of security breach impacting workers

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Dissent

KTVU reports: Officials at Oakland schools are warning of a security breach involving social security numbers. The superintendent emailed parents and staff Friday that five employees had their identities compromised. The employees were painters, carpenters and others who work for the buildings and grounds. Read more on KTVU.

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