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Statement of Public.Resource.Org on IRS web exposure of tens of thousands of SSNs

Posted on July 8, 2013 by Dissent

From their web site: Public.Resource.Org has discovered that the Internal Revenue Service has posted the Social Security Numbers of tens of thousands of Americans on government web sites. The database in question contains the filings of Section 527 political organizations such as campaign committees. This Section 527 database is an essential tool used by journalists, watchdog groups, congressional staffers,…

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UK: Fury as confidential documents found blowing in the wind in Hatfield

Posted on July 7, 2013 by Dissent

Paul Christian reports additional details on a breach mentioned previously on this blog: Confidential documents were found blowing in the wind in Hatfield in “an alarming discovery” by a councillor. The papers, believed to have come from the former county supplies depot in Mount Pleasant Lane, included an employee appraisal form which featured a worker’s…

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Confidential Hertfordshire County Council papers ‘found in street’

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Dissent

From BBC: A council has apologised after papers holding personal staff details were found discarded in a street. Liberal Democrat councillor Paul Zukowskyj said he saw Hertfordshire County Council documents outside a former adult care office in Hatfield. Derrick Ashley, cabinet member for resources, said the council apologised and would investigate how it happened. Mr…

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Around 100,000 members of Korea’s presidential office site hacked

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Dissent

The numbers keep changing on a breach reported last week. Now Arirang News reports: We reported earlier last week that the website of Korea’s presidential office of Cheong Wa Dae came under a cyber-attack on Tuesday and on this Sunday, new reports show that personal information of around 100-thousand Cheong Wa Dae website members has…

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Contractor’s “coding loophole” exposed Boston Teachers Union Health & Welfare Fund members’ SSN

Posted on June 29, 2013 by Dissent

A “coding loophole” by its contractor Classic  Administrative Services reportedly exposed  the names and Social Security numbers of 506 members of the Boston Teachers Union Health & Welfare Fund. The breach was discovered by a member doing a Google Search on April 4,  and the notification to those affected does not indicate for how long their data…

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NC: ABC Store information hack more widespread than Greensboro

Posted on June 28, 2013 by Dissent

Mitch Carr reports: The State Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission revealed Thursday that credit card information for customers at ABC stores in Greensboro and elsewhere had been compromised. In an email , public affairs director Agnes Stevens said, “It appears that an outside scammer has hacked into the computer/sales system used by Greensboro and several other…

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