Zachary Seward reports: Mobile dating app Tinder appears to have exposed the physical location of its users for much longer than a “few hours,” as the company’s chief executive claimed. New evidence suggests the privacy breach dated back at least two weeks. Quartz reported yesterday that the data files sent from Tinder’s servers to its apps had been…
Category: Exposure
Citi Bike: Customer Credit Cards Exposed
The Wall Street Journal reports: A Citi Bike software glitch accidentally exposed sensitive personal and financial information—including credit card numbers—of more than 1,000 of its account holders, the bike sharing program’s operators wrote in a letter last week to the affected customers. The data breach occurred on April 15, according to a letter sent to…
UK: 400,000 personal files stolen in court closure
John Hyde reports: Computer equipment storing more than 400,000 confidential court files was stolen from a court – and the theft only discovered months later when it appeared for sale on eBay, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. The network server, which contained personal details of victims and witnesses, was apparently stolen by a subcontractor in…
Scottish Borders Council data breach fine decision overturned
From BBC: An appeal hearing has overturned a £250,000 fine for Scottish Borders Council over data protection failings. The Information Commissioner’s Office issued the Monetary Penalty Notice (MPN) in September last year. SBC paid the fine to get a 20% discount but lodged an appeal saying the scale of it was “very disappointing”. A four-day…
18,000 Social Security numbers printed on outside of U.Va. student mailings
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports: The Social Security numbers of 18,700 University of Virginia students appeared on the address labels of health insurance brochures mailed across the country in the latest in a string of breaches at the state’s flagship university. Read more on their site.
NASA ARC Memo: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – July 1, 2013
Status Report Source: Ames Research Center Subject: Breach of Personally Identifiable Information (PII) – July 1, 2013 From: ARC-HR Date: July 10, 2013 On Monday July 1, 2013 an email message was sent to all Civil Servants titled “Supreme Court Decision on the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and Federal Employee Benefits.” The email was…