Monica Norton reports: A USB drive containing the personal information of students at a Woodbridge middle school was stolen during a burglary last week, according to a notice sent to parents on Friday. The drive, used by Lake Ridge Middle School administrators to contact parents in the event of an emergency, contained students names, identification…
Hospital Staff May Have Shared Too Much on Facebook
Katia Lopez-Hodoyan reports: Facebook is used to stay connected, write to friends and even show pictures but now the website seems to be at the center of a North County hospital investigation. Dozens of Tri City Medical Center employees may have shared patient’s information in social networking sites without the consent of patients. Officials did…
Over 4,500 logins uploaded to open source content site
Dan Raywood reports: Over 4,500 logins have been published on a 77 page document on a shared content website. Chris Boyd, malware researcher at Sunbelt Software, claimed that as Scribd allows users to share written content online, converting PowerPoint, PDFs and Word documents into web documents that can be viewed through sites such as Facebook…
Oops! IBM Hands Out Malware On USB Sticks
Stephanie Hoffman reports: BM booth attendees at the AusCERT conference on Australia’s Gold Coast received more than just a complimentary USB stick after it was found Friday that the token gifts were infected malware. IBM broke the news to AusCERT delegates in an e-mail, alerting them that the USB sticks the company handed out at…
Regina recycling company loses confidential medical records
Pamela Roth and Angela Hall report: Brad Smith was a little surprised to discover …. a few dozen blue and green plastic medical cards containing various pieces of personal information, such as a name, telephone number, address and date of birth. The cards were strewn all over the street and on the side of adjacent…
OR: Sales files of PDX boat firm left in Dumpster
A tip to KGW led to the discovery of a Dumpster full of personal financial information of past customers of Staff Jennings boats in Southwest Portland. Some files went back 20 years, including a boat purchased by David Moravik, who called the carelessness “unprofessional.” Better Business Bureau spokeswoman Kyle Kavas said it’s the law for…