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UK doctors’ personal data found on used hard drive sold online

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

There have been many instances in the U.S. of  personal data showing up on equipment sold at online and offline auctions.  Once such case in the U.K. involved doctors’ data and the company responsible for the data, Healthcare Locums Plc (HCL), a UK specialist healthcare recruitment agency,  has now been found in breach of the  Data Protection Act…

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Encryption didn’t prevent this breach

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dissent

A report to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office from ING gave me pause because I don’t remember ever seeing a security issue like this before in a breach report.  In their notification, ING writes (emphasis added by me): ReliaStar Life Insurance Company (RLIC) is responsible for premium administration for RLIC insurance products purchased by employees of…

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Everywhere you look, there are breaches we didn’t know about…

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dissent

Here are summaries of some other breach reports recently filed with the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.   I’ve tried to sort them or organize them somewhat  as I am going through them.  Some of the incidents affect only a few individuals, while others impact many more.  Most of them have never been reported in the…

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UK: Omniquad rapped for data breach

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Dissent

Christine Donnelly reports: The publication of customer details online by managed security services provider Omniquad has been blamed on a glitch in its helpdesk software. Daniel Sobstel, managing director of Omniquad, said the system was taken offline within several minutes of thedata breach being brought to his attention last Monday. Read more on ChannelWeb.   Privacy International…

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AmeriCorps notifies participants and applicants of security breach

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Dissent

Aliya Sternstein reports: The government has mailed out letters to AmeriCorps participants and applicants informing them that personal information may have been breached due to flaws in the program’s website, federal officials announced on Friday. The security weaknesses date back to 2006, they said. Each year, the federal AmeriCorps program offers more than 70,000 citizens…

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Ca: Tax documents dumped in back lane

Posted on October 8, 2010 by Dissent

CBC News reports on a breach in Winnipeg: Garbage bags filled with confidential financial information were found blowing around in a North End back lane Tuesday, and people living in the area say they’re furious about it. The bags contained tax return documents that include people’s names, social insurance numbers and in many cases, addresses…

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