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Duke School of Law breach affects 3,200

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2007-12-06 11:37:20 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] A good forensic analysis should provide clues if the proper trail exists. You would think that a web server containing sensitive information would employ extensive logging On Thursday, Nov. 29, at about 3:30 p.m., we detected unauthorized links and coding in our web site. As soon as a breach was confirmed, we took the site...
 
Tags: school, duke school, breach, security, comfyllama social security, complete, breach description, complete security scan, security breach
 
 
 
 
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Passport Canada web site suffers serious breach

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2007-12-05 11:51:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] This is one of the most simplistic attacks on web sites available. Change a character and see what happens. Heck, this is a piece of cake to automate with a script and grab ALL the available records. Running a site that acquires and stores confidential data which is vulnerable to the simplest of attacks is ludicrous That data...
 
Tags: passport canada, information, personal information, passport application information, application, breach, passport application site, passport canada spokesman, significant security breaches
 
 
 
 
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YWCA Retirement Fund participants exposed in stolen computer

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2007-12-11 12:23:19 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] "May have been compromised"? No, no, no. If you do not have a reasonable assurance that data confidentiality, integrity, and availability remain intact, then the data IS compromised On Monday, October 1 when The Young Women's Christian Association Retirement Fund, Inc. staff arrived at the Fund's office we discovered one computer...
 
Tags: ywca retirement fund, retirement fund, fund, computer, information security, information, sensitive information, personal identification information, active fund participants
 
 
 
 
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Some Massachusetts seniors are at risk

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2007-12-04 16:17:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] It seems like senior citizens are among the easiest prey for identity theives Executive Office of Health and Human Services spokeswoman Alison Goodwin wouldnt say what kind of personal information may have been compromised, such as names, addresses or Social Security numbers Local authorities arrested a lone identity thief in...
 
Tags: breach, computer security breach, breach description, prescription advantage, security breach, prescription advantage program, data-breach laws, lone identity thief, thief
 
 
 
 
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Some IPFW students exposed through malware

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2007-11-29 13:26:49 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] Most "Trojan horse" programs are easily detected by most current anti-virus programs. Many Trojan horse programs have pretty easily identifiable characteristics. I question whether this system had current protection installed. Kudos to school officials for conducting internal audits and responding to this incident well The...
 
Tags: purdue university, university, information, personal information, university department, university fort wayne, computer, vulnerable information, students
 
 
 
 
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University of Florida student info online

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2007-11-28 09:17:23 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] Information security and identity theft just weren't as popular back in the late '90s the files were on a Computer & Networking Services server that required a password to upload files, though the public could download the files without a password Comfyllama] More concern around bad guys storing warez or modifying files, maybe?...
 
Tags: florida, sensitive personal information, information, information systems, comfyllama information security, web site, services web site, independent florida alligator, files
 
 
 
 
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268,000 donors exposed through stolen Memorial Blood Centers laptop

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2007-12-06 14:09:42 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] Why is a Social Security number required to donate blood?!?! Crazy The laptop computer was stolen on November 28, 2007 in downtown Minneapolis during early morning preparations for a blood drive The theft was captured on building security cameras. The Minneapolis Police Department was notified and Memorial Blood Centers is...
 
Tags: donors, blood, security, security cameras, store social security, memorial blood centers, donors social security, breach description, blood components
 
 
 
 
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AIB technical problem discloses details of bank transfers

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2007-11-28 17:08:26 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] Which wouldn't be a big deal if this information were meant to be public, but it WASN'T However the error, which AIB said was the result of a "technical problem" in the issuing of international payment advice notices, has been labelled a "serious breach" by a spokesman for the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner...
 
Tags: bank, account, bank account details, aib bank, bank account, aib, details, wrong customers, customers
 
 
 
 
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory visitor information exposed

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2007-12-11 13:45:21 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] If the reports about this attack originating (or proxying through) China are true, then it is unlikely that a full "reconstructing" will ever be complete every security system at ORNL was in place and in compliance Comfyllama] Compliant DOES NOT MEAN Secure! Although we all need to be compliant, this doesn't mean that efforts...
 
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Indianapolis Power and Light customer data exposed for up to four years

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2007-12-06 09:27:41 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Comfyllama] You may have read my comments about this before, but in case you haven't If a person's identity expired in one year, or we all received new Social Security numbers in one year then one year of credit monitoring and identity theft insurance would be an excellent response. Don't get me wrong, it is better than nothing, but don't be...
 
Tags: ipl residential customers, ipl, residential ipl customers, information, collect personal information, customers, light customers, sensitive personal information, information affects