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AFP and The Local report: Security arrangements for the Swedish parliament, alarm systems and details of bank vault floor plans have been shared online in a data leak that saw around 38,000 files stolen by hackers. A total of 19 gigabytes of informatio… Continue reading How Swedish authorities’ confidential information was leaked in hacker attack
On September 21, the Mount Diablo Unified District notified parents of a breach involving the SchoolMessenger app by Intrado. Their letter explains that on September 14, 2020, the district was informed that “when certain parents were using the Sc… Continue reading Mount Diablo Unified District responds to SchoolMessenger leak
Kurt Erikson reports: A company offering virtual learning programs in Missouri “inadvertently” released student information as it worked the Capitol halls earlier this year in a bid to make it easier to expand its offerings. [,,,] In an Aug. 20 letter,… Continue reading Virtual learning company admits releasing student data in bid to expand in Missouri
Emily Hawk reports on what has the makings of a significant breach: A contractor used by the Oskaloosa Community School District and the Knoxville Community School District has experienced a data security incident that resulted in a breach of personal … Continue reading IA: OCSD, KCSD report data security breach of student info at Medicaid billing service
OSF HealthCare System (“OSF”) is mailing letters to its patients advising them of the Blackbaud ransomware incident that has already impacted more than 10 million other patients. OSF’s statement doesn’t reveal when Blackbaud first notified … Continue reading OSF Healthcare notifying patients of the Blackbaud incident
For lo, these many years, DataBreaches.net has been reminding everyone that not all leaks or breaches involving medical or sensitive personal health information are covered by HIPAA. Today’s story is a reminder of that. vpnMentor recently conta… Continue reading Misconfigured cloud storage bucket exposed Pfizer drug safety-related reports — researchers
Andrew Lupton reports: A security breach of Proctortrack, the software Western University uses to monitor student exams remotely, is adding new fuel to a debate raging on campus over privacy concerns about the program. Proctortrack allows students to b… Continue reading Ca: Western students alerted about security breach at exam monitor Proctortrack
Steve Rogers reports: Some current and former Lexington city employees’ personal information was put at risk when a third-party contractor’s e-mail server was hacked in July. The city was notified on Sept. 28 of the security incident by Metaformers Inc… Continue reading KY: Breach of city contractor e-mail put some city workers info at risk
NL Times reports: The Dutch data protection authority AP is investigating whether health service GGD is complying with privacy rules with its coronavirus test line, the call center where Netherlands residents can book a Covid-19 test and which calls wi… Continue reading Data leak at Covid testing call center under investigation
Zack Whittaker reports: Fearing the spread of coronavirus, jails and prisons remain on lockdown. Visitors are unable to see their loved ones serving time, forcing friends and families to use prohibitively expensive video visitation services that often … Continue reading A prison video visitation service exposed private calls between inmates and their attorneys