Saerom Yoo reports: Valarie Henderson, 55, of Salem says she was already reluctant about applying for health insurance through Cover Oregon, the state’s new health insurance exchange. But after she received in the mail sensitive and personal information of complete strangers — also Cover Oregon applicants — what little faith she had in the system…
Category: Government Sector
WI: Milwaukee to file complaint against Dynacare after security breach
Hell hath no fury like a city breached? The City of Milwaukee issued this statement today: Statement of Milwaukee City Attorney Grant Langley November 21, 2013 After consultation with members of the Common Council and the Mayor, the Office of the City Attorney has decided to file a formal complaint with the federal Office of Civil Rights…
AZ: Former Sheriff’s Office IT employee indicted for computer tampering, ID theft
Phil Benson reports: A former technology expert and telecommunications director at the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office has been indicted on charges of computer tampering and identity theft. A Maricopa County Grand Jury handed up an indictment against Robert Rampy late last Friday on 14 assorted felony charges. The indictment alleged Rampy wrongfully released and accessed…
CA: USPS investigating personal information breach in Menlo Park
Vic Lee writes: Customers in Menlo Park were shocked at what they found on the counters at the local post office — social security numbers and other personal information on a pad of scratch paper. It’s a story you’ll only see on ABC7 News. A postal service spokesperson tells us this could have been a…
Georgia Department of Driver Services public computers expose personal information
Ross McLaughlin reports: 11Alive’s Center for Investigative Action went undercover to expose how a state agency that you trust to protect your personal information is putting people at risk for identity theft. Your private information, available for anyone to see — tax returns, Social Security numbers, you name it. It may not have been intentional,…
Scannable VA cards put veterans at risk of identity theft
From the FFS department: Jackie Calloway reports: Anyone with a smartphone and a bar code app can scan any VA identification card issued since 2004 and the cardholder’s Social Security number immediately pops up on the screen. Tampa businessman and Army veteran Barry Landau wants answers. “I didn’t think that was possible.” Landau said. “The…