Data housed on a North Carolina State University computer server that contained private information for about 1,800 school children from Wilson and Richmond counties was mistakenly put online, officials said Tuesday. The data, which was gathered from 2003 to 2006 as part of a research study on classroom practices, includes names, Social Security numbers and…
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#Anonymous claims to have hacked BART; posts employee and rider data
On August 11, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) suspended wireless service. According to a statement posted on their web site the next day, their intent was to address an expected protest following an officer-involved shooting on July 3: Organizers planning to disrupt BART service on August 11, 2011 stated they would use mobile devices…
Bethesda Forums Hacked; All Passwords Reset
Seen on Capsule Computers: And Lightning Strikes twice. After having their main website hacked back in June [previous coverage on DataBreaches.net can be found here], Bethesda have now sent out a new email to all forum users, informing of a security breach. No guilty parties were mentioned this time around, and as of now it…
HI: Missing Files From Locked Storage Prompt Alert
Catherine Cruz reports: University of Hawaii officials are warning that confidential financial information of close to 2,000 people is unaccounted for. The documents were in three file boxes kept in a secured area on the Diamond Head campus. “It’s scary because someone could be using your credit card and you wouldn’t know,” said Sepe Albert,…
Reznick Group Notified of Potential Security Breach At Former Employee Benefits Service Provider, AssureCare Risk Management
Reznick Group, a top 20 national CPA firm, today announced that it has been informed by AssureCare Risk Management, Inc. (“ARM”), the former service provider of Reznick Group’s employee benefits plan from 2001-2006, that ARM has suffered a security breach of its computer server that may affect former and current Reznick Group employees and their…
VA: Amherst store owner reacts to becoming victim of international hacking
Hmmm… one I missed in April, it seems. Justin Ward reports: It’s a practice many of us do daily: use our credit card. Now dozens of people at one Amherst County store are discovering they’re victims of credit card theft. The computer system at Country Corner Market was hacked, compromising the information of 125 customers. …