Rachel La Corte has more on the hack reported earlier today on this blog: The breach happened due to vulnerability in an Adobe Systems Inc. software program, ColdFusion, that has since been patched, court officials said. The hack happened sometime after September but wasn’t caught until February, they said. […] Mike Keeling, the courts’ information…
160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers exposed in hack of WA Administrative Office of the Courts
Rachel La Corte reports: The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked in February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website. Officials with the courts announced Thursday that so far, it has been confirmed that…
Alberta Privacy Commissioner says Child First Act threatens privacy
Karen Kleiss reports: Alberta’s proposed Children First Act will erode privacy rights and undermine Albertans’ control over their own health and personal information, privacy commissioner Jill Clayton says. Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner criticized the sweeping new law Wednesday, saying the government hasn’t done enough to make sure those subject to the act — mainly…
Name.com Tells Customers To Change Password Due To Breach
Michael Berkens writes: Name.com sent an email to customers today regarding a potential security breach. The compromised data was said to potentially include usernames, email addresses, encrypted passwords, and encrypted credit card data. The official notice read: Name.com recently discovered a security breach where customer account information including usernames, email addresses, and encrypted passwords and…
WI: Hack of Cooperative Education Service Agency 10 web portal reveals faculty passwords
WEAU reports: A school district service agency says teachers’ passwords were hacked and Tuesday night it’s getting out the message to the people affected. CESA 10’s administrator tells WEAU its old web portal where teachers registered for classes was hacked, and it’s now using a new site that is not affected. CESA, which stands for…
IL: Police investigating computer theft at Dept of Family services
This could be bad. WGN TV reports: Chicago police are investigating a “significant theft” of computer equipment from the Dept of Family and Support Services. Someone stole about $41,000 worth of computer equipment from a city office building on the West Side in a burglary, police said. Police could not comment on what information may…