Harbor Homes, whose employee attached a spread sheet with employees’ W-2 info for 2014 to an email to a former employee who had requested a copy of his W-2 information. The spread sheet included W-2 information on 189 New Hampshire residents.
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CA: Group behind Vergara case says website was hacked
Craig Clough reports: The non-profit group behind the Vergara lawsuit, Students Matter, said its website was hacked over the weekend to display “vulgar and disgusting language.” The website as of this afternoon displayed the message, “We are temporarily Under Construction.” Students Matter sent out information about the hack in its regular newsletter Monday. Read more on…
We have met the enemy, and he is us, Monday edition…
Prepare to groan. The employee who left backup drives with databases on over 39,000 insured by the Indiana State Medical Association (ISMA) in a vehicle was… ISMA’s Information Technology administrator. And then, adding to this outrage, the aministrator reportedly filed a delayed police report over 24 hours later. Keep in mind that the drives were…
Anonymous hacker breached WTO database and leaked data of internal staff
Pierluigi Paganini writes: Hackers belonging the Anonymous collective compromised the website of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and leaked its database containing personal data of its members. The stolen data are related to personnel of WTO sites located in various countries, including Brazil, China, France, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Russia, Santo Domingo, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, United States…
Confidential information exposed over 300 times in ICANN security snafu
Kieren McCarthy reports: Two months after claiming there was “no indication” that confidential information was exposed in a security cock-up, domain name overseer ICANN has admitted it happened on at least 330 occasions. Following an audit of its main customer portal, the organization confirmed what we reported at the start of March: that misconfigured Salesforce software had given…
Two Plead Guilty in Florida Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Using Stolen Patient Information
Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income tax returns. During their pleas, Winters and Presley admitted that between July 2011 and July 2012, they conspired…