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…
Category: Government Sector
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…
AU: Hackers published personal data of 25,000 police officials
The Austrian Independent reports: An Austrian hackers group has published the names and home addresses of 24,938 police officials sparking fears that many could be targeted by criminals. Police say the data published by the Austrian branch of the global hacker collective „Anonymous”, known as AnonAustria contained private information for officials ranging from beat officers…
UK: Worker sacked in data breach
A Blackpool Coastal Housing worker was sacked after a serious breach of security left confidential tenants data at risk. Fuming Blackpool Coastal Housing (BCH) residents contacted The Gazette after the details of more than 80 tenants – some living in sheltered accommodation – were taken away on a computer memory stick. The female BCH worker…