The hack of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program may have serious consequences for contractor Northrop Grumman. The company had received a 10-year $2.3 billion state contract to upgrade the state’s computer system. According to stories in the Washington Post and Daily Press, the state has had issues with Northrop Grumman over the past few years…
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CORRECTED STORY: Earlier CS Stars breach affected 722,000
[See correction at bottom of this post] Earlier this month, when CS Stars reported that a stolen hard drive contained claimants’ personal information, they indicated that although police had apprehended suspects in the case, the hard drive had not been recovered, and the total number of individuals with data on the stolen drive was not…
Analysis of Savvis’ Motion to Dismiss Lawsuit
David Navetta has written a clear and helpful analysis of Savvis’ motion to dismiss Merrick Bank’s lawsuit against Savvis, arising out of the CardSystems Solutions breach.
UK: Nightwatchman left tax files centre open and unguarded while he sneaked off for a burger
Stephen Stewart of The Daily Record reports: A hungry security guard left highly sensitive files at risk while he went in search of a McDonald’s. The nightwatchman quit his post at the Customs centre in Dundee and propped open a door so he could get back into the building as he had no keys. […]…
Amicus Legal Ltd found in breach of the Data Protection Act
From the ICO press release: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Amicus Legal Ltd in breach of the Data Protection Act after reporting a laptop computer containing personal information relating to 100,000 customers was stolen. The laptop, privately owned by a contracted consultant, was not encrypted. According to the Undertaking: The laptop computer, which…
Vocus employees notified of possible breach
I think I jinxed Vermont. I had just called them two days ago to inquire whether they really had had no breaches reported since February or if they were just behind in updating their web site. I was told that there had been no breaches to add to that site (although there are other state…