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GA: Thefts reported at OB/GYN offices in Gwinnett

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dissent

Christopher Seward reports: The Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society said Saturday its offices in Suwanee were burglarized and computers with information on its membership were stolen. It’s not clear to me from the spokesperson’s statement, however, whether they believe that this was a targeted theft related to their lobbying against anti-abortion or bills or for…

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Laptop stolen from Kennedy Space Center worker’s car contained personal info on 2,300 (updated)

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Dissent

13News reports that laptop stolen from a Kennedy Space Center employee’s car contained personal information, including Social Security numbers, on 2,300 employees and student co-ops. The laptop theft, which occurred outside the employee’s home, was reported to them on March 5. And no, the laptop was not encrypted. And why, oh why, are laptops with…

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Oink Privacy Hole Exposes Everything You’ve Uploaded

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Dissent

Mark Hachman reports: A Pulse employee discovered a security hole in Oink on Friday, which allows anyone to download personal information belonging to another, just by knowing their username. PCMag was able to confirm the breach the same way Cristina Cordova, a former Google employee now working in business development for Pulse, did: by downloading…

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Univ. of Tampa notifies over 30,000 students and staff that their Social Security numbers were exposed on the Internet

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Dissent

The University of Tampa has issued a breach notice: On March 13, 2012, the Office of Information Technology (IT) learned that due to a server management error, a University of Tampa data file containing sensitive information was publicly accessible for a certain period of time. There is no evidence the file has been used maliciously….

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Edmund Optics hacked; customer credit card information acquired

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Dissent

On Monday, Edmund Optics issued a statement on its web site about a security breach: On Sunday, February 26, 2012 Edmund Optics identified suspicious activity on our website and quickly determined there had been a breach of our security. Actions were taken immediately to stop the intrusion, increase security and prevent further unauthorized access to…

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Humboldt State University notifies 5,700 students that e-mail attachment error exposed their Social Security Numbers

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Dissent

The following statement was issued by Humboldt State University yesterday: Humboldt State University is alerting approximately 5,700 students to take precautions against identity theft in the wake of a single incident involving one student’s personal information. The affected files have been secured and HSU has verified it was a single incident. It is unlikely the privacy and…

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