Vic Micolucci reports on yet another case where records with personally identifiable information are left behind – and then disposed of improperly – when a business closes: Hundreds of pages of personal information, including credit card numbers and Social Security numbers, were found in a Jacksonville dumpster behind a business on San Juan Avenue and Blanding…
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DJO Global Notifies St. Rose Dominican Patients of Potential Breach of Personal Information
January 5, 2018 – DJO Global, Inc., a global provider of medical device solutions for musculoskeletal health, vascular health and pain management, announced today that on September 25, 2017 DJO discovered an incident involving the potential disclosure of certain personal information of individuals who received a DJO Global product from the Siena, San Martin or De…
Abandoned documents at raided cockfighting ring allegedly owned by PM’s in-law
Oops? The Phnom Penh Post reports: Kandal, Cambodia – Abandoned documents, found by Phnom Penh Post reporters at a raided cockfighting ring allegedly owned by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s in-law, suggest a network of local payoffs across Kandal province. A trove of documents left behind by law enforcement officials at a recently shuttered cockfighting…
SAY San Diego Provides Notice Of Data Incident
From SAY San Diego, this press release: SAY San Diego (aka Social Advocates for Youth, San Diego) became aware of an incident impacting the security of data relating to certain participants in its Dual Diagnosis youth program, from 2013, and is taking action. Although there is no indication of actual or attempted misuse of participant…
Guest’s personal information stolen from Romulus hotel, police seek culprit
Dane Sager Kelly reports on low-tech theft of identity info: Police are asking for public assistance in identifying and locating a man in connection with the theft of personal information at a Holiday Inn on Nov. 28. […] On Nov. 28, at approximately 4:35 a.m., the front desk received a phone call from a woman who claimed…
MidMichigan notifies patients of potential breach
The Alpena News reports: MidMichigan Medical Center-Alpena notified approximately 1,900 patients last week about a potential breach of personal data, according to a press release. The information may have included patient names, addresses, social-security numbers and clinical data. The incident that gave rise to the medical center’s investigation occurred during the late evening hours of…