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OR: Possible data breach by militia concerns Fish & Wildlife

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dissent

Colin Miner reports: A data breach by militia at the Malheur Wildlife National Refuge has led the US Fish and Wildlife Service to ask some of its employees to relocate from their homes until the situation is resolved, sources told KOIN 6 News. While Ammon Bundy has told reporters that his group has not accessed computer files, a reporter…

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U.S. Education Dept. ripe for breach more devastating than OPM’s

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dissent

Teri Robinson reports: The Department of Education is primed for a large data breach that could eclipse the one experienced by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM), House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said last week at a Brookings Institute function. With its rich set of data, including 139 million Social Security numbers and information…

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WA: Behavior intervention specialist’s client records exposed in misconfigured database

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dissent

On her web site, Patricia Mullen describes herself as a “behavior intervention specialist” and a  former special education teacher. According to her site, she has worked in many school districts and agencies throughout the state of Washington consulting and training. Patricia is also a national trainer having presented to hundreds of foster parents, teachers, and providers…

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Databases with voter information and the “database of ruin”

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Dissent

DataBreaches.net recently reported on two inadequately secured MongoDB databases that exposed voters’ information. The public’s reaction to these two incidents illustrated how little the majority of the public knows about what’s in a voter registration list and how such records are viewed by states. But the incidents also raise important questions as to whether existing laws provide adequate protection…

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MN: Court says cyberattacks struck judicial branch website Issues

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Dissent

AP reports that the Minnesota Judicial Branch website was unavailable to the public last month due to DDoS attacks. No data were breached. Read more on MPR.

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OR: Companies and state agencies must notify state of breaches affecting more than 250 Oregonians

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Dissent

KTVZ reminds everyone that Oregon’s new law has gone into effect whereby businesses and state agencies must notify the Oregon Attorney General of breaches affecting the personal information of at least 250 Oregonians. The new law defines protected data to include any medical, health insurance or biometric information as well as Social Security numbers, government ID numbers or…

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