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Another Wisconsin mailing exposes Social Security numbers

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2008-01-15 13:32:24 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security number Breach Description The Wisconsin Department of Revenue announced that as many as 5,000 mailings were sent to residents in which Social Security numbers were exposed through the envelope window. The error is being blamed on a "misfold" on Form 1099-G Reference URL Wisconsin Department of Revenue News Release The...
 
Tags: security, taxpayers, taxpayers social security, social security, wisconsin, credit bureau, credit, breach description, breach
 
 
 
 
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Oklahoma County Social Security numbers online

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2008-03-13 09:46:09 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security numbers Breach Description The Social Security numbers of thousands of Oklahoma County residents are available on County Clerk Carolynn Caudill's website to anyone who wants to look, apparently in violation of federal law Reference URL Tulsa Today Report Credit Mike McCarville, Tulsa Today Response From the online source...
 
Tags: county, county commissioner, county clerks, oklahoma county residents, residents, oklahoma county, social security, court documents, county clerk
 
 
 
 
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Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services mails Social Security numbers

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2008-01-08 16:08:37 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Social Security numbers Breach Description Informational brochures sent by the Wisconsin Department of Health & Family Services to recipients of SeniorCare and other state programs were inadvertently printed with Social Security numbers on them. It is unknown how many recipients are affected Reference URL 620 WTMJ News Story Report Credit...
 
Tags: wisconsin, social security, wisconsin medicaid, wisconsin department, family services, department, revenue department situation, revenue, health
 
 
 
 
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Social networking Web site threats manageable with good enterprise policy

2008-02-14 08:53:10 by Michael Cobb in WhatIs: Enterprise IT tips and expert advice
 
Social networking sites may worry employers because of privacy concerns or loss of productivity, but some of the sites -- unbeknownst to their owners or creators -- harbor dangerous malware that can take down a network. Michael Cobb reviews the risks of "social" malware and demonstrates how an organizaton's security policy can be modified to...
 
Tags: harbor dangerous malware, malware, social, michael cobb reviews, web threats, sites, privacy concerns, worry employers, security policy
 
 
 
 
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Data portability needs social network buy-in, user education, panel says

2008-03-03 14:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
Members of a panel at the O'Reilly Graphing Social Patterns conference today said that both social networking firms and users must take part in the effort to allow personal data to be easily transferred from one site to another
 
Tags: social, social patterns conference, personal data, panel, effort, firms, users, easily, reilly
 
 
 
 
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Don't forget privacy in a company social network

2008-04-12 00:00:00 by HASH0x8472c44 in Network World on Security
 
Large corporations seem to be tripping over themselves in their rush to tap into the social networking phenomenon by deploying their own versions of online user communities. But by trying to shoehorn this generation's Woodstock into a corporate wingtip, they may be assuming risks that even the best social networks haven't fully addressed
 
Tags: social, social networks, online user communities, rush, corporations, versions, generation, tap, risks
 
 
 
 
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Wise up with social networking: young told

2007-12-28 13:15:45 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in the UK has warned that young people are putting themselves at risk with the information they post on social networking sites and blogs
 
Tags: information commissioner, information, social, blogs, sites, ico, post, office, people
 
 
 
 
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Social-Engineering Bank Robbery

2008-01-16 06:36:39 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Two of them : On Wednesday, a man dressed as an armored truck employee with the company AT Systems walked into a BB&T bank in Wheaton about 11 a.m., was handed more than $500,000 in cash and walked out, a source familiar with the case said It wasn't until the actual AT Systems employees arrived at the bank, at 11501 Georgia Ave., the next day...
 
Tags: bank, officials, bank officials, bank official, bbt bank, security company brink, washington field office, company, office
 
 
 
 
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Social networking guide for parents launched

2008-02-18 15:45:36 by Editor in ElectricNews.net - SECURITY
 
A new guide to social networking websites was launched by the Minister of Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Brian Lenihan, on Monday
 
Tags: law reform, guide, social, brian lenihan, equality, websites, justice, minister, monday
 
 
 
 
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Fascinating Social Engineering Story

2008-02-18 13:55:58 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
Petty crime and identity theft , but both fascinating and impressive. Social engineering works even in places that take security seriously