Dina Bass reports: Microsoft Corp., whose Internet- identification service was partly shut down for an hour this morning, is looking into reports that a “limited number” of customers were able to gain access to other users’ accounts. The breach occurred when users were trying to get into their own accounts using a mobile-phone Web browser,…
Category: Exposure
Social Security Numbers printed in SWFL newspapers
Nick Spinetto reports: WINK News discovers social security numbers printed in several local newspapers!…. The social security numbers were printed in the Estates Notices section of the newspaper. It’s not required by law to have the numbers printed, but in one local newspaper alone, we found social security numbers to two people. “Social security numbers…
ING Fund client data exposed on the web for 18 months
On January 25, when an ING customer discovered that she could access client information on the ingfunds.com web site, she notified her stockbroker. In investigating the situation, ING discovered that since August 2008, a file containing the names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and account numbers of 106 ING shareholders had been available on the web…
Shell staff details leaked to campaign groups
Ed Crooks provides more background on a breach involving Shell employee contact information: The database, from Shell’s internal directory, gives names and telephone numbers for its workforce worldwide, including some home numbers used for business. The e-mail was ostensibly sent by disaffected staff calling for a “peaceful corporate revolution” at the company. The database was…
Equifax tax forms expose worker Social Security numbers
Elinor Mills reports: An unknown number of current and former employees of credit reporting firm Equifax received W-2 forms in the mail with their Social Security numbers visible through a window on the envelope, CNET has learned. Equifax became aware of the problem on January 19 and informed employees in a letter dated January 27,…
Customers’ Personal Information Found In Macy’s Dumpster
Jeff Bernthal reports: A surprising find outside the downtown St. Louis Macy’s store. Documents containing personal information including social security numbers. Heather Cole reported on documents blowing in the wind last fall for Missouri Lawyers Weekly. She found open dumpsters outside the downtown Macy’s with papers containing debit card numbers but no names of any…