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Did the Rent-a-Center manager knowingly expose personal information?

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2008-05-12 15:05:33 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald-Tribune Bradenton Herald Sarasota Herald-Tribune (May 10 Report Credit Anthony Cormier, Sarasota Herald-Tribune Response From the online sources cited above Hundreds of RentWay customer files including Social Security, driver's license and credit card numbers were abandoned in a parking lot, leaving consumers at risk for identity...
 
Tags: store manager, store, store dumpster, rent-a-center store, rent-a-center, security, rent-a-center store manager, social security cards, rent-a-center employees
 
 
 
 
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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
...Herald Story Report Credit Associated Press via The Boston Herald Response From the sources cited above Thousands of senior citizens are being warned about a computer security breach involving the states Prescription Advantage program Comfyllama] It seems like senior citizens are among the easiest prey for identity theives Executive...
 
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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Unknown IP addresses access Lexmark personnel data

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2008-02-15 15:32:04 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald-Leader News story Report Credit Scott Sloan, Lexington Herald-Leader Response From the online sources cited above Lexmark International told employees this week that information that would identify them personally was inadvertently posted on a company file transfer site Evan] It is not stated whether or not the site was publicly...
 
Tags: lexmark, senstive personal information, personal information, lexmark employees, information, employees, data, unknown, lexmark international
 
 
 
 
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Breach affects "ever student enrolled at Joliet West High School"

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2008-04-10 11:06:34 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald News Report Credit Brian Stanley, The Herald News Response From the online source cited above JOLIET -- Police say a student using a school computer last month was able to access personal information about every student enrolled at Joliet West High School The student allegedly downloaded a list of names and Social Security numbers...
 
Tags: school, access personal information, personal information, joliet, joliet west, police, joliet police, information, school report card
 
 
 
 
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A coward exposes personal information on 40% of Chileans

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2008-05-16 13:56:50 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald International Herald Tribune vnunet.com Report Credit JI Stark, Fayerwayer.com Response From the online sources cited above ORIGINAL POST TEXT GOOGLE TRANSLATED Something really horrible has just come to our comments. Moments after writing about the purchase of Inquisitor by Yahoo, an anonymous comment left three links to download...
 
Tags: personal, information, chilean residents, residents, poor data protection, data protection, personal data, breach description, breach
 
 
 
 
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Online theft and fraud involves OSU Bookstore customers

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2008-06-05 09:42:32 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald Associated Press via KVAL Channel 13 News KVAL Channel 13 News Report Credit Albany Democrat Herald Response From the online sources cited above CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) - Oregon State officials say credit card scammers may have defrauded 4,700 online customers of the school's bookstore In March, OSP began investigation into a report...
 
Tags: bookstore, osu bookstore, breach description, breach, online, security breach, customers, information, personal information
 
 
 
 
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Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration reports a breach

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2008-07-09 11:15:38 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald-Tribune WCTV CBS News Orlando Sentinel Report Credit Sarasota Herald-Tribune Response From the online sources cited above TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State health officials say a security breach in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry may have exposed thousands of donors' personal information, including their social security numbers The...
 
Tags: breach, information, personal information, breach description, flaw, configuration flaw, health care administration, database includes donors, security breach
 
 
 
 
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Stolen laptop contained unencrypted Fallon Community Health Plan information

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2008-01-25 11:54:27 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Herald story Boston Business Journal story Report Credit Bob Kievra, Worcester Telegram & Gazette Response From the online sources cited above Fallon Community Health Plan said this afternoon the names, dates of birth and Medicare identification numbers of approximately 30,000 Senior Plan members was on a laptop computer stolen earlier...
 
Tags: information, sensitive personal information, fallon, protect confidential information, accesses confidential information, fallon senior plan, senior plan, confidential information, unknown vendor
 
 
 
 
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Fourth Undersea Cable Failure in Middle East

2008-02-05 20:28:45 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Herald Tribune has more . And a comment below questions whether Iran being offline has anything to do with this
 
Tags: offline, international herald tribune, lost internet connectivity, offline due, persian gulf, iran, qatar, saudi arabia, fourth
 
 
 
 
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Heavily Armed Officers on New York City Subways

2008-02-07 06:06:42 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...Herald Square, Columbus Circle, Rockefeller Center and Times Square in Manhattan, and Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn What does it accomplish besides intimidating innocent commuters
 
Tags: patrol platforms, subway system daily, patrol, tactical plan, officers, rockefeller center, city, times square, herald square