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(Update2) Lost Phoenix Ireland data tape had details of 62,000 customers

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Dissent

More than 6 weeks after news of the breach broke, Phoenix Ireland is now confirming that a breach thought to have occurred almost one year ago involved personal and financial data: Phoenix Ireland has confirmed that it has lost a data tape containing the personal and bank account details of 62,000 customers and potential customers….

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UK: Chartered Institute of Public Relations has PR fiasco; alerts members to data security loss

Posted on May 14, 2011 by Dissent

The Chartered Institute of Public Relations (CIPR) has admitted that personal information regarding a number of its members has been ‘misplaced’. The CIPR has said that the ‘hard copy’ applications of around 30 members was lost yesterday evening (Friday 13 May,) on public transport and that no copies had been made prior to the loss….

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Ca: School board loses memory stick with employee data

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Dissent

CBC reports: The private information of thousands of Edmonton Public School Board employees has been missing for more than three weeks, CBC News has learned.In a massive privacy breach, a USB memory stick containing information, including resumes and employment records of about 7,000 employees, was lost on March 22. The stick was used by a…

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Ie: Firm possibly lost 50,000 clients’ data

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Dissent

Una McCaffrey reports: Phoenix Ireland, a life and pensions company, has admitted it may have lost the personal details of about 50,000 current and former customers. The possible data loss also affects a small number of people who contacted the company, formerly Scottish Provident Ireland, but did not take out a policy. In letters sent…

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Clarksburg VA Medical Center patient list left in car for months, but not to worry, VA says

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Dissent

Cassie Shaner reports: A list of names and Social Security numbers for about 1,450 veterans with upcoming appointments at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center was mistakenly left in a government vehicle for a few months, officials said Tuesday. They said there’s no reason to believe the information was compromised, however. […] Beiler said a female…

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Missing BP laptop had personal data of claimants (updated)

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Dissent

Associated Press reports that a BP employee lost a laptop containing unencrypted personal information on approximately 13,000 people who had filed compensation claims prior to August 2010 stemming from the Gulf oil spill. Read more on Quad-Cities Online.  BP did not provide any details on the types of information for each claimant or any gap…

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