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
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…
Oakland schools warn of security breach impacting workers
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.
UIC warns of possible data breach; business, accounting students at risk
Some former University of Illinois Chicago students were warned last week of a breach that left personal information, including Social Security numbers, publicly accessible. A website security breach made two College of Business Administration documents from the 2002 spring semester accessible — a roster from a Special Topics in Accounting course and an advising list…
SC: OCtech laptop with student data stolen
Dale Linder-Altman reports: A laptop containing student and employee information was stolen from an Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College staff member’s office on Monday. The computer contained files with the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of about 20,000 former and current students and faculty members dating back six or seven years, according to President Dr….
MO: Park Hill data security breach affects thousands
Jamie Oberg reports: The Park Hill School District sent out letters this week to 10,210 current and former district employees and students about a potential data security breach. The district said Tuesday that they believe the breach occurred sometime between February and April. School officials learned of the incident on April 1 after a resident…