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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
...Massachusetts Contractor/Consultant/Branch Executive Office of Health and Human Services Victims Prescription Advantage insurance program members Prescription Advantage is a state-run program that offers drug insurance to seniors in Massachusetts Number Affected 150,000 Types of Data personal information Breach Description Authorities...
 
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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The PCI & Massachusetts Bankers Association - New Retail Breach in Dec.

2008-03-17 18:56:07 by Alex in RiskAnalys.is
 
Too early for any new information, but from the CNN article The Massachusetts Bankers Association said Monday about a third of its 200 member banks have been contacted by Visa and MasterCard . The alerts are advising that some of the credit and debit cards the banks issued could be at risk
 
Tags: massachusetts bankers association, debit cards, banks, cnn article, alerts, mastercard, credit, visa, information
 
 
 
 
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Visa and Mastercard warn of breach at "major retailer"

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2008-03-17 15:27:42 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Massachusetts and northern New England states Number Affected MBA estimates that hundreds of thousands MBA is the Massachusetts Bankers Association which represents approximately 200 commercial, savings and co-operative banks and savings and loan institutions in Massachusetts and elsewhere in New England Types of Data Credit card...
 
Tags: breach, breach description, security breach, retail data breach, major retailer, retailer, data, major breach, data breach
 
 
 
 
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MBTA Hack - Is it really this easy?

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2008-08-15 13:19:29 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
...Massachusetts taxpayer money and refitting an insecure, ill-designed system costs the Massachusetts taxpayer money. [Disclosure: I am a Massachusetts taxpayer It should be a requirement that the current system or the (hopefully) upgraded system be tested by an independent organization that specializes in cryptosystems. If the independent...
 
Tags: massachusetts taxpayer, taxpayer, system, fraud detection system, system costs, public system, massachusetts taxpayer money, charlieticket system, charlieticket
 
 
 
 
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MBTA Hack: Is It Really This Easy?

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2008-08-15 13:19:29 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
...Massachusetts taxpayer money and refitting an insecure, ill-designed system costs the Massachusetts taxpayer money. [Disclosure: I am a Massachusetts taxpayer It should be a requirement that the current system or the (hopefully) upgraded system be tested by an independent organization that specializes in cryptosystems. If the independent...
 
Tags: massachusetts taxpayer, taxpayer, system, fraud detection system, system costs, public system, massachusetts taxpayer money, charlieticket system, charlieticket
 
 
 
 
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Intrusion into UMass Amherst University Health Services network

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2008-04-30 15:54:48 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Massachusetts System Contractor/Consultant/Branch University of Massachusetts System at Amherst University Health Services Victims Patients Number Affected Unknown Types of Data personal information" and "medical records Breach Description Hackers breached the computer system used by UMass Amherst's Health Services, potentially gaining...
 
Tags: university health services, university, information, personal information, health services, protect confidential information, contact information, amherst, umass amherst
 
 
 
 
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The Breach Blog November Review

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2007-12-04 13:55:55 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Massachusetts (2). Montana State University reported three breaches and Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reported two in November alone The breach reported by Her Majestys Revenue and Customs (HMRC) was by far the single largest breach offender in terms of the number of affected individuals. HMRC reported lost discs containing...
 
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Speaking of Security Podcast #43

2006-12-18 00:00:00 by Podcast Producers in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Massachusetts Amherst National Science Foundation ( NSF Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE
 
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Data-breach laws and business concerns

2008-01-15 16:10:00 by Manu Namboodiri in Data Protection, Management and Leakage
 
...Massachusetts, are having a harder time convincing businesses. I do understand the challenge small businesses have - some of the security solutions they need to implement can be expensive. Howeever, the solution is not just technology. Better processes and compensating controls for small organizations will go a long way in reducing threats ...
 
Tags: data-breach laws, law, california law, requires notification, patrick mcgregor, medical information, businesses, magazine article, security solutions
 
 
 
 
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Wellesley seniors' personal information lost in mail

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2008-02-29 11:48:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Massachusetts Contractor/Consultant/Branch Wellesley Health Department Victims Certain town residents who received flu shots, all over the age of 65 Number Affected 480 Types of Data Names, dates of birth, addresses, and Social Security numbers Breach Description An envelope containing sensitive personal information belonging to seniors...
 
Tags: personal information, destination post office, office, information, health department office, sensitive personal information, wellesley, health, post office