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Category: Lost or Missing

Seattle University laptop containing 2,000 Social Security numbers lost

Posted on May 1, 2019 by Dissent

Asia Fields reports: Seattle University is warning that the names and Social Security numbers of more than 2,000 people could be exposed after a university-issued laptop was lost last month. Files containing information for 2,102 current and former faculty, staff and their dependents are accessible from the unencrypted laptop, which a university employee lost on…

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Sensitive data from 8,000 people exposed in privacy breach at BC Pension Corporation after microfiche goes missing during office move.

Posted on April 4, 2019 by Dissent

Skye Ryan reports: A privacy breach of BC Pension Corporation data has left thousands vulnerable to identity theft and those who were impacted wonder why it has taken the corporation two months to notify them. The breach was confirmed Jan. 28 but victims are just learning about the breach now and are being told their…

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24K Cremation Society of Pa. customers notified of possible loss of personal information

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Dissent

Steve Marroni reports: The personal information of more than 24,000 clients of the Cremation Society of Pennsylvania may have been compromised. While officials do not believe any identities have actually been stolen, the organization’s corporate headquarters notified 24,168 people about the possible breach and is offering them free identity protection and credit monitoring services, officials…

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NZ: Patient documents missing, reportedly lost in ‘a gust of wind’

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Dissent

Joanne Carroll reports: A health board employee  is under investigation after “misplacing” hundreds of patients’ medical information – some of which are still missing. The Canterbury and West Coast District Health Board only became aware of what it calls a “potential privacy breach” when a member of the public found some of the documents in…

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42,000 SLCC students’ tax documents were lost when unencrypted drive fell out of mailed envelope

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Dissent

Someone asked me today about the lack of W-2 phishing reports or W-2 incidents that we’ve seen so far this year.  I responded that I hadn’t really had time to research W-2 attacks yet, but a reader, “DLOW,”  has now kindly submitted a news story by Mary Richards of KSL in Utah. The kinds of…

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FL: Trash scattered all over road contained SSN and medical records

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Dissent

Rachel Polansky reports: Trash scattered on the side of a major road in Lehigh Acres turns out to be information that could have ruined a woman’s life. The NBC2 Investigators went to check out the situation after your tips came into the newsroom. The tip came in as trash scattered on the side of the…

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