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CA: School Accidentally Throws Out Books and Student Information

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Dissent

Ugh. Dozens of federally-funded books and documents containing families’ personal information were thrown in a dumpster at a elementary school and have been cleared out by school officials. […] There were also boxes filled with personal documents, including applications for free and reduced price meals containing financial information. “Documents that should have been shredded but…

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[CORRECTED AND UPDATED]: “Anonymous Dumps Bank of America client credit card info in #OpBank” – Fiction!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dissent

UPDATE:  #OpBank was not a real operation – or at the very least, there’s no indication it has been carried out as reported by media coverage elsewhere.  Earlier today, @Gardenslayer tweeted: #OpBank is NOT a real op, it’s a screening assignment for new @Gardenslayer writers. #BoA was NOT compromised. Similarly, @DiscordiAnon tweeted: @PeterHScrooby your article…

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NY: Bronx cops in file flub

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dissent

Kirstan Conley reports: Bronx cops disposed of dozens of sensitive files by tossing them in the garbage outside the 40th Precinct station house, where they were fair game for local Dumpster divers. The files — including at least one domestic-violence report, stolen property records, criminal complaints and mug shots — were found yesterday by a…

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Making political hay of the CSLEA hack?

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Dissent

And so the political fallout and fingerpointing begins? Suzanne Phan of News10 in California reports that the Peace Officers of California (POC) are demanding a full legislative investigation of the California State Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) hack by members of Anonymous/AntiSec. Phan identifies POC as a “rival subset” of CSLEA. Jim Sanders elaborates in The…

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As 2011 draws to a close….

Posted on December 31, 2011 by Dissent

Anonymous/AntiSec/LulzSec has released two data dumps: one from the California Statewide Law Enforcement Association and one from the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police. Both dumps appear to include names, email addresses and passwords for members as well as some mail spools. The passwords appear to be MD5, and some have already been…

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United flyer finds dozens of passengers’ info online

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Dissent

Keli Rabon reports: Anna Culina just wanted to check her miles on United Airline’s mobile website, but instead, she ended up with a whole lot more. “I was navigating around activity and statements, and each time I navigated around to a different area, I pulled up someone else’s information,” Culina said. Culina found the personal…

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