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AL: Unsecured documents found at Banks Middle School

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Dissent

Cory McGinnis reports, “The documents are the records of former Banks Middle School students, that include addresses, phone numbers, and even social security numbers.”  How many years have the documents been unsecured and exposed this way? And will anyone be notifying those whose records were so exposed?  

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Dumpster discoveries anger tenants

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Dissent

Robert Townsend reports: Some former applicants and tenants are frustrated after finding their social security numbers, bank statements and other personal information in a dumpster at the Eldorado Apartments on E. 67th Street in Raytown, Mo. Read more on Fox4

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Tepco employee loses info on 22 claiming nuclear compensation redress

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Dissent

Everywhere you go, documents are left on public transportation by employees, it seems: Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday that one of its employees has lost documents that include the personal information of 22 individuals who have applied for compensation related to the triple-meltdown crisis at its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, adding that this…

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Slow learning curve, Sunday edition

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Dissent

Some breach types are so well-known and easy to prevent that it’s hard to understand why they keep occurring. In December, the  National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) sent out its generic summary of benefits coverage  to Family Medical Care Plan enrollees. No individual-specific medical information or details were included,…

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Novato’s Academy Studios closes doors; sensitive employee records found in waste container

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Dissent

Richard Halstead reports: Academy Studios of Novato, which built exhibits for some of the top museums in the world, closed in April after more than 23 years in business. In a related development, an auction house scrambled to gather the company’s paperwork last week after reports that personnel records containing sensitive information on former Academy…

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Council’s sensitive documents found at tip

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Dissent

Radio New Zealand reports: Confidential documents and other sensitive financial papers from the Buller District Council have been found dumped at a tip and the mayor admits it is a drastic mistake. Westport woman Jenny Thomas came across the pile of paperwork while looking for glass bottles at the tip at Karamea last Thursday. Ms…

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