Another “small” privacy breach with big impact. In this case, the big impact was an overhaul of the state’s system. From their press release: New York State Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott yesterday released a report of an investigation that found the State Department of Health’s (“DOH”) complex and antiquated storage of vital records led to…
Category: Government Sector
Data Breach at Annapolis Parking Garages Possible: City
Jennifer van der Kleut reports: Annapolis government officials are warning of a potential data breach of customer information at three local parking garages. Annapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides issued a statement Tuesday indicating that a breach may have occurred at the Noah Hillman, Gotts Court and Knighton parking garages, affecting customers that used the garage over…
Janesville computer systems hit by virus, likely ‘ransomware’
Jessica Arp reports: Janesville (Wisconsin) officials said they’re still working to recover after a computer virus attacked their network last week. Information Technology Manager Gordy LaChance said it was caused by multiple employees opening compromised emails that immediately started gathering and reorganizing files in their system. Both emails looked like they were from businesses that…
IE: Civil Service payroll system to be audited following data breach
Elaine Edwards reports that PeoplePoint, the payroll service for about 31,000 Irish civil servants, is being audited in the wake of two breaches and other complaints. A November, 2015 breach was previously reported on DataBreaches.net, as was a more recent one in April. Edwards reports: Since PeoplePoint’s introduction [in 2013], there have also been reports…
FEMA Mishandles Sensitive Information at Disaster Sites: IG Report
Jack Moore reports: After a wildfire tears through your community, the last thing you may be worried about is having your identity stolen or your personal information breached. But maybe you should be. A new inspector general report finds the Federal Emergency Management Agency still struggles to properly handle the safeguarding of personally identifiable information,…
MN: Virus hits city server; resident data not likely breached
Lori Carlson reports: Staff and administrators at Prior Lake City Hall spent nearly four days battling a computer virus that struck the city’s HVAC system on the evening of Wednesday, June 8. City Manager Frank Boyles said a subsequent internal investigation showed no evidence of a data breach of personal information, such as the city’s…