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University of Florida notifies 719 individuals about privacy breach

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Dissent

From the University of Florida today: University of Florida officials are notifying 719 individuals who were owed a check or refund by the university that their Social Security numbers were exposed on Florida’s Unclaimed Property website. In July 2005, the university submitted its Annual Unclaimed Property Report to the Florida State Department of Financial Services…

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TN: Personal Information Found Dumped Behind Mo’ Money Taxes

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Dissent

Memphis police are investigating thousands of documents containing personal information in dumpsters at a Whitehaven area Mo’ Money Taxes business. Now the tax preparation business is the focus of a federal investigation by the IRS for identity theft. Officers were called to the embattles tax service’s location on the 4100-block of Elvis Presley on Monday,…

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Ie: Go4Less acknowledges online data breach

Posted on February 18, 2012 by Dissent

A travel agency has acknowledged an online data breach which meant that a number of customers’ personal data – including passport numbers – were publicly available for a short time. A security flaw on the Go4Less.ie website allowed members of the public to access the personal details, which also included phone numbers and addresses, of…

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NC: Online security breach hits Charlotte college campus, officials warn

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dissent

Chris Dyches reports: School officials say an online security breach has hit a Charlotte college campus and they are still trying to figure out how much information was potentially risked. According to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the breach hit the UNC-Charlotte campus and put information for students and staff at risk, they…

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UK: Cheshire East Council fined £80,000 after e-mail, sent insecurely, disseminated to unintended recipients

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Dissent

Cheshire East Council has been ordered to pay a monetary penalty of £80,000 for failing to take appropriate measures to ensure the security and appropriateness of disclosure when emailing personal information, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said today. The serious breach of the Data Protection Act occurred in May 2011 when a council employee was…

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NY: Another response to a FOI request discloses Social Security numbers

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Dissent

From LoHud.com, a report involving the city of Rye, New York: City officials are notifying employees that some workers’ Social Security numbers were mistakenly disclosed in response to a Freedom of Information Law request and that the city was seeking legal assurance that the information would not be passed on. City Manager Scott Pickup did…

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