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ChoicePoint Fined for Security Breach
ChoicePoint Inc. will pay federal regulators $275,000 for a data breach in 2008 that compromised the personal information of 13,750 people and put them at risk of identify theft, the Federal Trade Commission reported. In April 2008, ChoicePoint turned off … Continue reading
Heartland Breach Puts Your Data at Risk
Heartland Payment Systems has disclosed that intruders hacked into the computers it uses to process 100 million payment card transactions per month for 175,000 merchants. Heartland’s president and CFO, said in a USA TODAY interview that the intruders had access … Continue reading
Personal Information of 159,000 Administaff Employees Compromised
An Administaff company laptop containing the personal information of 159,000 employees was stolen from a company employee. The laptop was stolen from a company employee’s car while they were shopping for groceries on October 3rd, 2007. The information on the … Continue reading
Stolen Laptop Contains Transportation Department Worker Information
“In Washington state, a burglar stole a laptop containing the personal information of 1,400 current and former employees of the King County Transportation Department. The information contained the names, addresses, and social security numbers of current and former employees. The … Continue reading
Massachusetts Regulators Mistakenly Sent Out Disks with Personal Information
In Massachusetts the Divisions of Professional Licensure and Health Professions Licensure sent out information to marketing firms and other businesses containing the personal data, including Social Security numbers, of 450,000 licensed professionals. The Division of Professional Licensure notified both the … Continue reading
U. of Texas Student’s Personal Information Available Online
The University of Texas said it works hard to notify students about how to avoid identity theft, but the school put some of its own at risk. The Personal information, including Social Security numbers of 22 current and former students, … Continue reading
Billing Department Error Exposes Tennessee Tech Student’s Social Security Numbers
Approximately 3,100 current and past Tennessee Tech University students were notified that some of their personal information may have been compromised. On September 11, a problem in the way student bills are process resulted in some student’s social security numbers … Continue reading
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John Hopkins Hospital Exposes the Personal Information of 5,700 Patients
The personal information of 5,700 current and former John Hopkins Hospital patients is at risk because of the theft of a single desktop computer. The computer included the names of patients, their social security numbers, birth dates, and their medical … Continue reading
Connecticut State Tax Office Looses Information on 106,000 Residents
The personal information of 106,000 Connecticut state taxpayers was put at risk when a laptop was stolen from the state’s Department of Revenue Services. The laptop contained the names and Social Security numbers of 10% of the state’s taxpayers. The Department of Revenue … Continue reading
California State Pension System Exposes SSNs on Brochures
California State Pension System Exposes Social Security Numbers on Print Brochures The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) exposed all or part of the recipient’s SSN on the address panel of a brochure sent to retirees. The error occurred when … Continue reading