A press release from American Fidelity Assurance: American Fidelity recently learned of an incident that involves personal information of some of our Customers. The information did not include Social Security numbers. On February 15, 2016, debit card substantiation letters were mailed to some of our Customers. An error in the mailing process caused some of…
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University employees vulnerable after tax data breach involving W-2 vendor
Hannah Knowles reports that a breach involving a W-2 vendor has left employees in the education sector at risk of tax refund fraud. This time, it’s W-2 Express and Stanford University, although other clients of W-2 Express are also reportedly affected: At least 600 current and former Stanford employees are vulnerable to tax fraud following the illegitimate download…
IA: Private student documents found at recycling center
Holly Hines reports: Documents found at an Iowa City recycling center last month contain personal information about local elementary school students, including their names, addresses and parents’ names. Antonio Montoya, a 22-year-old Iowa State University student, said he visited City Carton Recycling on March 19 and noticed a pile of Grant Wood Elementary students’ Individualized Education Program documents, which detail…
FL: Former charter school employees trying to avoid identity theft after sensitive documents left in dumpster
Amanda Ober reports: A day after learning their sensitive information was carelessly tossed into a dumpster and then strewn about a busy road, people drove to DeLand in hopes of avoiding becoming the victim of identity theft. Papers containing the Social Security numbers and tax returns of school employees in DeLand were tossed into a…
BakerHostetler Data Security Incident Response Report
BakerHostetler has released its second annual data security incident response report, which is based on 300 cases they advised on last year. The report provides some statistics on causes of incidents, which industries were most affected, and what happens after a security incident is detected – from containment, to notification, to regulatory investigations and even lawsuits. A…
NY: Nurse who took pics of patients’ private parts at Syracuse hospital turns in license
James T. Mulder reports a follow-up on a very disturbing patient privacy breach: A nurse who took photos of an unconscious [SUNY] Upstate University Hospital patient’s penis with her smart phone has turned in her nursing license. The state Education Department announced it has approved a request from Kristen Johnson, 27, of Fulton to surrender her…