Shan Li reports: The Securities and Exchange Commission is having some security problems. About 4,000 agency employees, including several in Los Angeles, have been notified that their social security numbers and other payroll information were included accidentally in an unencrypted email, said Drew Malcomb, an Interior Department spokesman. The May 4 email was sent by…
Category: Exposure
UK: University of Kent ‘unlawfully’ disclosed disability data
Zack Whittaker writes: The University of Kent has been found to have breached data protection rules as a result of a disclosure of personal data, relating to an email which could identify other students with disabilities.Yesterday, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK data protection agency, assessed that the University unlawfully disclosed personal data, mostly…
AU: How security chief’s bank details leaked
Ben Grubb reports: Security firm Symantec’s Australian chief has revealed how his personal credit card details were leaked by a Melbourne restaurant, which he said highlighted the need for mandatory privacy breach notification laws. […] Scroggie’s credit card data was leaked via email when a Melbourne restaurant at which he was a member attempted to…
CPA wants UCI to explain security breach
Al Fresco reports: The Association of Professional Cyclists (CPA) has asked the Internation Cycling Union (UCI) to explain about the “secret list” published today by the French newspaper l’Equipe. The article that appeared today under the title ”La liste secrète de l ‘UCI” (“The Secret List of the UCI”) was a list of the 198 racers that…
MA: Personal documents found dumped in Lawrence
City officials were calling for answers, Thursday, after piles of sensitive personal documents were dumped in an alley. City officials said illegal dumping has been a problem in Lawrence before, but never at this level. The documents included copies of Social Security cards, driver’s licenses, financial portfolios and paychecks. Documents from a doctor’s office, including…
Insurance Letter Reveals Private Information
Bob Hansen reports: Before Michael Winter could open his mail, he was shocked by what he found on the envelope. “You know they have no right,” said Winter after finding his social security number printed on the front of an envelope mailed to him from Anthem Blue Cross. The number was printed just above his…