Susanna Griffee reports on a breach involving backup tapes stolen from a vehicle that had been left unattended: The personal information of 1.7 million patients, hospital staff and associated employees was recently stolen, and city officials are notifiying potential victims to warn them about the loss of the files. The files were reported stolen in…
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Marriott Vacation Club Intl reports data loss involving paper records
On December 27, Marriott Ownership Resorts (d/b/a Marriott Vacation Club International) learned that _____ timeshare maintenance fee payment slips that had been processed by _____________ Bank were in a box that had been damaged in transit to Marriott’s corporate offices by major overnight shipping service, ________ and that some of the payment slips had been…
UK: Wiltshire Council documents found in wheelie bin
An investigation has been launched after a bag full of birth registrations and internal council emails was found in a household bin in Wiltshire. A couple from Westbury found the Wiltshire Council documents in their wheelie bin soon after it had been emptied. The documents were traced back to Trowbridge. A council spokesman apologised and…
Was a package of W-2’s shipped by Ceridian via FedEx tampered with? Ember Corp. prudently decides not to take chances.
Boston-based Ember Corporation is notifying 50 current and former employees of a possible breach after a package shipped by its payroll provider, Ceridian, via FedEx appeared to have been tampered with during shipment. In a notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Ember’s counsel indicated that the package arrived on January 10 but two…
Error sends University of Missouri health insurance mail to wrong addresses
Adam Dodge of ESI sends along this news story by Ladd Egan: Hundreds of participants of University of Missouri’s health insurance program are being told to be on the look-out for insurance fraud after several hundred insurance communications were mailed to the wrong person. Health benefit statements, health services letters and new ID cards were…
UK: Somerset schools’ website security ‘breached’ by Southwest One
Rory McKeown reports: Claims have been made that Southwest One published security passwords for every school website in the county online. An unnamed source contacted this website claiming someone from the venture allegedly performed the “massive security breach” while updating the website itsc.co. uk. They allege security passwords for every school in Somerset and other…