Rob Shikina reports: A day after a binder containing sensitive court documents for a prison gang trial was found at a downtown restaurant, the attorney who owns the binder said someone stole it from him at the federal courthouse. Read more on Star Advertiser (subscription required).
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IL: Students’ personal info compromised when teacher’s backpack stolen in suburbs
WGN reports: A teacher’s backpack at an elementary school in suburban Hoffman Estates was stolen last week and one of the items now missing contains personal information about all the students and more. The pack, known as a “crisis backpack,” has won awards and was developed by the Hoffman Estates Fire Dept to use in…
CO: Sensitive mortgage documents found dumped behind Centennial office building
Jaclyn Allen reports that a passerby discovered boxes of folders with what appeared to be mortgage information files: The folders have one company in common, Colorado First Commercial Mortgage, which has been out of business in Colorado for more than a decade. But wait, there’s more, it seems. When the Sheriff’s office went to investigate,…
Possible information breach within Maryland VA
Whig reports: As many as 165 employees of the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System received a letter from the VA informing them of a potential breach of privacy. This includes an unknown number of Perry Point employees. On Aug. 28, the personal vehicle of a VA Maryland Health Care employee was broken into and…
GA: Woman buys file cabinet, finds students’ private records
Kerry Kavanaugh reports: A Henry County woman is outraged after she purchased a used filing cabinet and found students’ personal information inside. The files had the Brandon Hall School logo and so much more. Elizabeth Darsey found them in a used filing cabinet she purchased at a used furniture warehouse. “Disciplinary actions, legal actions, lawsuits,…
Irish Water confirms possible breach of data protection
From RTÉ: Irish Water has confirmed a possible breach of data protection may have occurred after it sent information packs with the wrong names to over 6,000 customers. The water company said it occurred with packs sent to the owners of multiple properties. The company has contacted the customers involved. They also alerted the Data…