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CA: Clerk arrested for allegedly leaking confidential, sealed federal files

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Dissent

Rina Palta reports: An FBI undercover officer allegedly bought sealed documents from the court clerk’s husband. Nune Gevorkyan was caught in a sting for allegedly leaking files. According to the FBI, an undercover agent approached Gevorkyan’s husband, Oganes Koshkaryan, about purchasing information from confidential, sealed federal files. Koshkaryan later returned with information on pending arrest…

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UK: Essex council security breach exposes 400 to identity theft

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dissent

A major security breach at Essex County Council has exposed 400 vulnerable people to identity theft and led to the dismissal of an employee. Names, addresses and financial information about people in “substantial” and “critical” need of care were sent from the Adults Health and Community Wellbeing Department to a computer outside of County Hall….

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D.C.: Metro website security breach made personal data accessible to public

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

Kris Van Cleave reports a breach involving the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority web site: Metro officials say that they’re working diligently to fix a security breach on their website that potentially allowed a person to access the personal information of anyone who has applied for a job with WMATA. That data could be accessed…

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Council reassures staff following data breach

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

Here come another fine. Southern Reporter reports a council has been given notice of a fine after 676 employee records were improperly disposed of in September 2011: SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL is facing a major fine for data breaches after hundreds of pension records were sent for recycling. However, the council has reassured staff it is…

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Dozens of Atlanta police socially engineered into giving ID thieves their personal info

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Dissent

At least 39 members or employees of Atlanta law enforcement fell prey to two women who posed as representatives of AFLAC and requested their personal information under the ruse of the city changing its insurance options. Read more about it on 11Alive, the Florida-Times Union, and Creative Loafing.  

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CA: Burgled mail kiosk results in breach notification

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Dissent

From the California Correctional Health Care Services submission to California’s Office of the Attorney General, the text of the letter they are sending to affected individuals: Dear FirstName LastName, On June 11, 2012, a kiosk mail box located at the California Correctional Health Care Services (CCHCS) Regional Administration building in Fresno, California was discovered to…

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