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FL: Students’ Personal Information Exposed

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Dissent

Jacquie Slater reports: Parents in Wakulla County are worried after the social security numbers of thousands of students were accidentally made public. Superintendent David Miller sent the letter to the parents of more than 2400 students in grades four through ten whose information was accidentally posted on line. The glitch was found when a parent…

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Steam database hacked; extent of breach still unclear

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Dissent

Steam Forums has issued a statement concerning a November 6 intrusion. Their notice reads: Dear Steam Users and Steam Forum Users: Our Steam forums were defaced on the evening of Sunday, November 6. We began investigating and found that the intrusion goes beyond the Steam forums. We learned that intruders obtained access to a Steam…

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Three months after tapes are reported missing, ValueOptions notifies National Elevator Industry subscribers (updated)

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Dissent

I just read a notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that is both thorough in its description of the event and steps taken, but also needlessly increased the risk to those affected. In a letter dated October 28, ValueOptions, Inc. described how a container of tapes containing unencrypted data went missing after being…

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Fannie Mae notifies 1,100 of a security breach – but it’s a puzzlement

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Dissent

On October 28, Fannie Mae notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a security incident involving personal information of over one thousand individuals. In their letter, they explain that in mid-October, they became aware that an employee may have been attempting to sell handwritten copies of the financial information of approximately 1,100 people.  The…

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OH: Rash Of ID Thefts Linked To Delaware County Store

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Dissent

Donna Willis reports: As many as 444 credit-card numbers are stolen during transactions at a Delaware store, detectives say. A Delaware police investigation into a rash of identity thefts revealed that one source of the thefts is transactions at the Habitat for Humanity of Delaware County ReStore. Detectives, working with information developed within the past…

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(update) Computershare Says No Customer Data Exposed In Breach

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Dissent

Paul Roberts reports: The investor services company told Threatpost that an investigation has determined that data stolen by a rogue employee didn’t contain shareholder data. However, the company still hasn’t retrieved two USB drives containing company email and documents that outline some of Computershare’s closely held business plans. The statement came in response to a Threatpost…

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