Emily Allen reports: Hundreds of council documents containing personal information were found strewn across the street outside a football ground. Fans on their way to Rochdale’s home match with Wycombe at Spotland found lists of names, addresses and phone numbers and a series of political papers. They included parts of the electoral register, a list…
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VA investigating ‘inappropriate removal’ of patient records from Haley
Howard Altman reports: The Department of Veteran Affairs is investigating the “inappropriate removal” from the James A. Haley Veterans Hospital of records that contain personal information on hundreds of veterans who had received treatment there. […] The Haley security breach was discovered in May by an off-duty Tampa police officer working a detail at the…
MI: Completed absentee ballots with Social Security numbers found in storage closet
Jonathan Lowe reports: …. “It has the social security numbers on it, the birth date and the person’s name and address,” Murphy explains. He says he discovered boxes of absentee ballots inside the recreation hall at the Bangor Township hall. “Bangor Township had an energy expo on Sept. 24.” Murphy says. “I was looking for a…
Ca: Personal information lost by Elections Alberta
Elections Alberta is apologizing after an enumerator working in Calgary lost a binder containing information on 153 residential addresses. Names, addresses, phone numbers, and even some birth dates of residents living in polling subdivision 45 were contained in the binder. According to a release, Elections Alberta was notified of the binder being lost by an…
Ex-officer sentenced in identity theft
Here’s a case where the misuse of a law enforcement database may have added to the sentencing. Matt Okamus provides a follow-up to a breach previously mentioned on this blog: A former Montgomery Police Department officer was sentenced to 48 months in federal prison with two years of supervised release Wednesday, according to U.S. Attorney…
DeKalb jailer arrested for stealing inmates’ identities
Christian Boone reports: A second-generation DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office jailer has been arrested and charged with using inmates’ Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and pocketing the refunds. It’s unknown how many inmates were compromised by Adriara Addison’s alleged crimes, said DeKalb sheriff’s spokesman Adrion Bell. Read more on AJC. WSBTV adds more…