From Reuters: Sensitive documents about U.S. taxpayers were found in trash outside all Internal Revenue Service sites visited in a investigation, putting the people at risk of identity theft, an inspector’s report says. The tax collection agency must bolster oversight of contractors who dispose of papers with personally identifiable information, the inspector general for tax…
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Toledo Navy office compromises recruits’ identities
NBC24 reports: They thought their personal information would be safe in the hands of the U.S. Navy, but dozens of sailors who signed up at a Toledo recruiting station are about to learn that their personal information was compromised. Now, their families are not happy with the Navy. The men volunteered to serve their country,…
(update) TN: improper disposal of medical records (update 2)
Karen Zatkulak updates this story previously covered here: […] But police say these medical documents do mention several local facilities. Weary says, “Some procedures may have been performed at Hutcheson, Memorial, and Erlanger.” Weary says this case is now being investigated by federal officials who regulate HIPAA violations, and right now, police are not blaming…
CO: Boulder Kia dumps 10 bins full of personal info
Vanessa Miller of Daily Camera reports that Boulder police have chained up 10 recycling bins outside the now-defunct Anderson Kia car dealership after learning that the bins were stuffed with personal information from the dealership’s former customers. All of the folders reportedly contained Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, photos, phone numbers and financial information…
N.J. accidentally reveals personal data of 28K unemployed residents
Chris Megerian reports that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development notified about 28,000 unemployed residents that their personal information may have been compromised due to a clerical error that may have sent their Social Security numbers to employers for whom they did not work.
TN: “Thousands” Of Medical Records Discovered In Recycling Bin (update 1)
A second breach involving patient records reported in Chattanooga this week, and it also involves paper records: Derek Dellinger of NewsChannel9 reports that customers at a recycling center found hundreds of medical records thrown into the trash for anyone to see. Officers on scene told the reporter that the records included patients from hospitals to…