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OR: State launches inquiry into records breach

Posted on December 6, 2009 by Dissent

Alan Gustafson reports: A state inquiry is under way to determine whether two state agencies broke Oregon law by dumping records with people’s names and Social Security numbers into an open recycling bin. Regulators with the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services are checking for violations of the Oregon Consumer Identity Theft Protection Act,…

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Ca: MP leaves couple in dark on ID theft

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Dissent

Canadian press are all over the delays in notifying people about recent breaches. Here’s a story indicating that those whose passports were stolen weren’t notified promptly and only found out if they inquired: Richard J. Brennan reports: […] About 75 passports applications were found in a Canada Post bag along with 85 credit cards and…

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Ca: Public has a right to know

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

The Times Colonist has an editorial about a breach reported previously on this blog. The editors point out that it was their reports who uncovered what should have been revealed by the government and that there are many as yet unanswered questions. Kudos to the reporters, Lindsay Kines and Rob Shaw, and the Times Colonist…

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Ca: Postal worker arrested after passport applications stolen

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

From the Canadian Press: Authorities say a Canada Post employee was arrested after 75 filled-out passport applications collected by Human Resources Minister Diane Finley’s office were allegedly stolen. A 28-year-old man from the Gatineau, Que., area was arrested Nov. 6 and released, Const. Isabelle Poirier said Thursday. Police recovered passport applications from Ontario and some…

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Many More Government Records Compromised in 2009 than Year Ago, Report Claims

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

Hilton Collins reports: If you’re bummed about the data in your department that just got breached, you have some cold comfort. Although the combined number of reported data breaches in the government and the military has dropped in 2009 compared to last year, many more records were compromised in those breaches, according to recent figures…

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UK: Navy to investigate security breach

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Dissent

Henry McDonald reports: Royal Navy investigators flew to Belfast last week after a memory stick containing “restricted” information on naval manoeuvres and personnel around the UK was reported missing. The Observer has learnt that two senior detectives from the Royal Navy Police’s Special Investigation Branch met members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland to…

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