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TX: Students’ Personal Information Found in Dumpster

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dissent

KRGV reports that folders containing students’ personal information was found in a dumpster behind a Habitat for Humanity building in McAllen, Texas.  The files contained names, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, and telephone numbers of 20 students from the Lucille Hendricks Elementary School. Read more on KRGV.

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Scottish council fined £250k after losing staff pension records

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Dissent

We had been told a big fine was coming, but now it’s here.  PublicService.co.uk reports: Scottish Borders Council has been hit with a major fine after pension records, bank details and salary information on hundreds of employees were dumped in recycle bins, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has confirmed. The watchdog, which can fine up…

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TX: Del Mar College exposes 400 people’s SSN after improper disposal of records

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Dissent

Ah yes, because we didn’t have enough education sector breaches already? kiii TV reports: Del Mar College’s East Campus reported Tuesday that paper documents containing personal information, including Social Security numbers, were discovered in a recycling bin. The documents, created between 1996-2007, contained personal identifying information of some 400 people. They were discovered in a…

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Oops: Ulster Bank apologizes after losing some customers’ records

Posted on August 27, 2012 by Dissent

BreakingNews.ie reports that Ulster Bank has apologized to customers after an employee inadvertently dropped a folder containing customer info outside one of its offices but didn’t notice it. The folder was eventually returned to them.

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First Republic Bank gaffe in records disposal

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Dissent

First Republic Bank has been notifying clients after records containing their information were improperly disposed of on August 2. In its letter to clients, Maureen Maginn, Senior Vice President of Deposit Services, wrote: … on August 2, 2012, certain data were discarded in a way that did not adhere to our strict data disposal requirements….

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Council reassures staff following data breach

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Dissent

Here come another fine. Southern Reporter reports a council has been given notice of a fine after 676 employee records were improperly disposed of in September 2011: SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL is facing a major fine for data breaches after hundreds of pension records were sent for recycling. However, the council has reassured staff it is…

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