Everything old is new again? Warwick Ashford reports: Businesses are at serious risk of data loss and compliance violations due to risky file-sharing practices, a study by the Ponemon Institute has revealed. Business leaders are failing to respond to the escalating risk of ungoverned file sharing and regular breaches of security policies by staff, according to the study commissioned…
Category: Exposure
Philadelphia settles lawsuit over disclosing gun permit appeals online
Gina Passarella reports that there has been final court approval of a settlement in a class action lawsuit that stemmed from a breach in 2012. The case was Doe v. City of Philadelphia. Read her coverage on Philly.com, and see this July 2014 press release with attached court filings.
Vodacom exposed some subscriber details after software update; issue fixed
On October 27, Business Tech reported: Vodacom is providing information which uniquely identifies you as a subscriber to websites you visit while on its data network. This was revealed by an online tool created by security researcher, Kenneth White. Among the data, Vodacom subscribers are inadvertently providing to web servers their phone number and a…
NZ: Victim in fear after court privacy breach
Hamish McNeilly provides yet another example of how “small” breaches can cause great harm or distress for individuals: A Dunedin man says he is living in fear after a Family Court privacy breach resulted in his address being sent to his brother, who had allegedly threatened to kill him. The Family Court has apologised for…
Paper, paper, everywhere….
The Associated Press reports that two women were arrested in Round Rock, Texas after they were found going through the trash behind an Extended Stay America hotel, allegedly to find information that could be used for identity theft and fraudulent purposes. KEYE TV reports that in this case, it may not have been the trash that posed a risk…
ME: Former employees sue Washington County sheriff over release of personnel information
Bill Trotter and Judy Harrison report: Seventeen ex-employees of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office have sued Sheriff Donnie Smith over the collection and release of their personnel information as part of Smith’s unsuccessful effort to contest the ballot eligibility of two political opponents earlier this year. […] The complaint, filed Monday in Washington County Superior Court,…