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.
Category: Government Sector
CA: Burgled mail kiosk results in breach notification
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…
NZ: SSC dismisses breach of privacy fears
Seen on Radio New Zealand: The State Services Commission is moving to quell fears that people may have had their privacy breached as part of a Kiwis Count survey. Postcards reminding participants about the online survey have been sent containing not just names and addresses, but also peoples’ access passwords and user names. The reminder…
FL: Personal information found on Ocoee’s website
It was a tip from WESH-TV to Ocoee Mayor Scott Vandergrift about personal information on the city’s website that got the material quickly removed from the public eye. The documents were eight pages long and included names of more than 150 current and former city employees, as well as personal information like dates of birth…
Wisconsin Department of Revenue Inadvertently Posts Home Sellers’ Social Security Numbers Online
Janine Anderson reports: Personal, confidential information from more than 110,000 people who sold homes in 2011 was hidden inside a Wisconsin Department of Revenue report used by real estate and appraisal organizations. The DOR has ask those organizations to destroy and replace the report, which was posted online for download from April 5 to July…
EPA security breach exposes personal information of 8,000 people
Jill R. Aitoro reports: A computer security breach at the Environmental Protection Agency exposed the Social Security numbers and banking information of nearly 8,000 people, most of them current employees, the EPA confirmed. The agency wouldn’t say whether the breach involved or affected any government contractors but told the Washington Business Journal in a statement…