Personal information containing names, addresses, telephone numbers and bank account numbers used for paying tuition on all 110,000 students enrolled in Kanagawa prefectural senior high schools in fiscal 2006 was leaked–and remains–on the Internet because the involved parties have been unable to get it removed. Last September, the board of education received a fax from…
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UK: Leeds child psychologist's laptop missing
A laptop used by an educational psychologist dealing with some of Leeds’s most troubled children has gone missing. The computer was reported missing to police yesterday after being missing for a week. Although Education Leeds say that no sensitive or confidential information was stored on its hard drive, given the nature of work of educational…
FBI arrests man for theft and attempted extortion of AIG
While I was travelling last month, I apparently missed an important news item. In light of this week’s reports of a significant breach and extortion attempt of Express Scripts, this earlier news release from the FBI in Indianapolis is particularly timely: Michael S. Welch, Special Agent in Charge of the Indianapolis Office of the Federal…
Capitol Hill Watch | Kennedy-Enzi EHR Bill Likely To Be Delayed Until After August Recess
Additional action on a bill (S 1693) that would create a national electronic health records system likely will be delayed until after Congress’ August recess, Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee ranking member Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) said on Thursday, CongressDaily reports. Enzi introduced the bill in 2007 with committee Chair Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.). According…
NV: Hospital warns of possible data leak
Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center sent warning letters this month to about 128,000 patients and clients after a possible intrusion into a proprietary databases. The database, used for Saint Mary’s health education classes and wellness programs, contained personal information such as names and addresses, limited health information and some Social Security numbers. The database did…
IL: New Trier hacker saw teacher salaries, medical records
Dan Rozek reports: Jonah Greenthal said he hacked into the computer system at New Trier High School to check his class rank, but the 18-year-old senior found much more than that. Greenthal managed to tap into confidential school data that included teacher salaries, medical records and grade histories for students who had graduated as long…