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Minnesota blames faulty web portal for breach of 18 residents’ driver’s license information

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Dissent

AP reports: Minnesota officials say driver’s license data on 18 residents was accessed after a password-protected portal was inadvertently opened online. The Department of Public Safety said Monday the breach happened when a server update accidentally removed the authentication process to access the state’s driver’s license database. Two individuals used the portal 55 times between…

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BNY Mellon accused of leaking confidential client data

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Dissent

A press release from Novick & Associates, P.C.: Another bizarre incident occurred in the ongoing litigation between the sons of renowned East Hampton sculptor Norman Mercer and BNY Mellon (BNYM), which is administering his estate, when the bank improperly turned over personal and financial information about its other trust account beneficiaries residing in the New York Tri-state area. In its…

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Data pirate stole $360K in real-estate records: lawsuit

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Dissent

Kathianne Boniello reports: Data pirates beware: A Manhattan real-estate company has you in its sights. Reis Services LLC, which runs a database of commercial properties in more than 7,000 neighborhoods across the country, wants a court to unmask the information thief who has been accessing its proprietary reports for free, according to a Manhattan federal…

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Utah Food Bank security breach exposed thousands of donors’ info since October, 2013

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Dissent

Katie McKellar reports: A security breach in the Utah Food Bank‘s website may have resulted in the disclosure of more than 10,000 donors’ personal information. In a letter that was sent to a donor on Tuesday and obtained by the Deseret News, Utah Food Bank officials said they recently discovered that an “unauthorized individual” may have…

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Michigan’s Catholic workers are latest cyber victims

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Dissent

Bill Laitner reports: A Catholic agency in Lansing that handles payroll processing and employee benefits across Michigan is the state’s latest victim of a major cyber attack. The Michigan Catholic Conference sent letters this week to more than 10,000 employees, warning them that their personal information has been compromised, officials said Friday. […] Although the…

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Duty of confidentiality trumps your desire to defend your reputation

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Dissent

Remember when Prime Healthcare and Shasta Regional Medical Center were fined by federal and state agencies for breaching patient privacy? They had willfully disclosed patient details to the media after the media had reported the patient’s complaint about them. At the time, I noted that just because a patient discloses information, that does not give the covered entity the…

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