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Thank You and Moving On

2009-02-11 15:50:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
 
...information security related projects. I am moving on to projects that play more into my strengths as an information security practitioner and give more value to a greater number of people. The project taking up most of my time right now is the creation of a series of information security training classes and seminars. It is just one way that...
 
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Kaiser Permanente personnel files found after arrest

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2009-02-09 17:42:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information, including "names, social security numbers and birthdates Breach Description SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Personal information from about 29,500 employees of Kaiser Permanente might have been stolen by someone who took a computer file, the company said Friday Reference URL CBS13/CW 31 News The Mercury News MSNBC Report Credit...
 
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Purdue mailing error hits temporary workers

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2009-02-09 05:27:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information, including that found on IRS 1099 forms (Names, addresses, employer identification numbers, Social Security numbers, etc Breach Description WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A potential problem involving 1099 forms may affect individuals or organizations who were employed on a temporary basis by Purdue University in 2008. Due to a mailing...
 
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Credit card skimming may affect 4,000 Best Buy customers

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2009-02-09 04:23:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information Breach Description An employee at Best Buys 1880 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd in West Palm Beach, Florida allegedly stole credit card information during November and December 2008 using an unauthorized personal device Reference URL Best Buy Customer Alert WPEC NEWS 12 Orlando Sentinel Sun Sentinel Report Credit Best Buy Response From...
 
Tags: credit card, card, credit card information, hand-held card reader, customers, west palm beach, credit cards, florida, florida allegedly
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from Educational Testing Service office

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2009-02-06 19:17:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information, including names and Social Security numbers Breach Description Overnight on December 15, 2008, a laptop went missing from the desk of an employee at the offices of Educational Testing Service (ETS). The laptop contained sensitive information belonging to people serving in the "role as a reader for ETS Reference URL Maryland...
 
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Successful social engineering attack leads to 45 vitcims

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2009-02-06 15:14:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information, including Social Security numbers Breach Description COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) An online scam resulted in the theft of 45 Social Security numbers at the Oregon Department of Human Services office in Coos Bay last week Reference URL The World Associated Press via The Oregonian Report Credit Alexander Rich, The World Response From...
 
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Georgia parolee information lost on stolen computer

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2009-02-05 19:48:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information belonging to certain current and former parolees Reference URL State Board of Pardons and Paroles News Release The Daily Citizen Report Credit The State Board of Pardons and Paroles Response From the online sources cited above Atlanta, GA Late last week, the offices of a state contractor in Roswell, Georgia, were burglarized...
 
Tags: information, georgia, personal information, past parolees, parolees, georgia dhr, computer, evan multiple levels, news release
 
 
 
 
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Virus hits SRA International and leads to potential compromise

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2009-02-05 16:15:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information such as name, address, date of birth, health information and Social Security Number Breach Description The SRA Information Technology Services (ITS) team recently discovered a virus on the SRA network that may have allowed the compromise of data Reference URL Maryland Attorney General Report Credit The Maryland Attorney...
 
Tags: information, personal information, information security practices, sra international, information page, information security, sra, sra international headquarters, protect information
 
 
 
 
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Beaumont city worker information posted online by mistake

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2009-02-05 04:37:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information including birth dates and social security numbers Breach Description BEAUMONT, Texas Personal information of about 500 current and former Beaumont city workers accidentally was posted online Reference URL KBMT Channel 12 News Associated Press via the Houston Chronicle Report Credit KBMT Channel 12 News Response From the online...
 
Tags: information, personal information, texas personal information, poor information security, information security program, city, information security, beaumont, city employees
 
 
 
 
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Innodata Isogen employee data stolen from car

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2009-02-04 16:54:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...information, such as Social Security number, date of birth and home address Breach Description On December 23, 2008, an Innodata Isogen employee's car was broken into in New Jersey and her laptop case with the laptop inside, along with benefit plan enrollment sheets, and some of her personal information, was stolen Reference URL Maryland...
 
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