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…
Category: Exposure
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…
IN: Employee social security cards, licenses and more found in dumpster
Fox59 found hundreds of employees files inside a recycling dumpster in Fishers. The files were full of copies of social security cards, driver’s licenses, birth certificates and lots of other personal information. Information that anyone could have grabbed. […] When Fox59 went through the folders, we found information on employees who used to work for…
UK’s ICO fines ACS:Law for data breach (updated)
John Oates reports: ACS:Law has been fined by the Information Commissioner’s Office for failing to follow data protection law. The one-man law firm, which has since ceased trading, won infamy for using IP numbers to accuse people of illegal file-sharing. Victims received a letter offering to settle the claims rather than go to court. But…