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Social Security Administration lists live people in the Death Master File

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2008-07-07 08:44:12 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Administration Victims United States citizens Number Affected more than 20,000 Types of Data Name, date of birth and Social Security number Breach Description The Social Security Administration inadvertently compromised the personal information of more than 20,000 people by listing them in the Death Master File (DMF) while they were still...
 
Tags: information, secure information, social security, social security administration, personal information, information online, dmf information, death master file, ssa
 
 
 
 
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Rhode Island Dept. of Administration can't find HR disk

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2008-03-24 15:36:58 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Administration Victims State employees Number Affected 1,400 Types of Data Human resources records including Social Security numbers Breach Description A state computer disk containing the social security numbers of nearly 1,400 people has been reported missing Reference URL SouthCoast Today WPRI Eyewitness News Report Credit Associated...
 
Tags: disk, rhode island, lost disk, computer disk, social security, administration, human resources records, department, wpri eyewitness news
 
 
 
 
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Bush Administration to set up national cyber security center; taps Silicon Valley entrepreneur to lead the group

2008-03-20 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Administration's Cyber Security Initiative is expected in the next day or so and it is likely that an entrepreneur from Silicon Valley will head a new interagency group that will coordinate cyber defenses across the federal government. As reported today by Brian Krebs of the Washington Post, "...Sources in the government contracting community...
 
Tags: bush administration, cyber security initiative, silicon valley, top level adviser, government, federal government, homeland security, entire article, washington post
 
 
 
 
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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
...Administration Victims registered organ donors Number Affected about 55,000 Types of Data names, addresses, birth dates, driver license numbers and Social Security numbers Breach Description TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - State health officials say a security breach in the Organ and Tissue Donor Registry may have exposed thousands of donors'...
 
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My 10 tech-related wishes for the Obama administration

2008-11-05 00:00:00 by Scott Bradner in Network World on Security
 
10 technology-related wishes for the Obama administration, including an FCC reorganization and a DMCA revision
 
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What should we expect from the Obama Administration and the 111th Congress on Cyber Security?

2008-11-14 00:00:00 by Shannon Kellogg in Speaking of Security, the RSA Blog and Podcast
 
...Administration or new U.S. Congress will be able to focus on much else during the first several months of 2009. When they do tackle other issues, healthcare reform, tax policy and energy policy are likely to emerge at the top along with national security priorities. Not to mention that many FY2009 spending bills still need to be approved by...
 
Tags: issues, congress, obama administration, cyber security issues, national security priorities, global stock markets, job losses, energy policy, tax policy
 
 
 
 
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Roboticsonline.com customer orders compromised

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2008-01-04 14:51:08 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...administration pages of the roboticsonline.com web site and as a result gained access to online customer orders including credit card information Reference URL The New Hampshire State Attorney General breach notification Report Credit The New Hampshire State Attorney General Response From the official New Hampshire breach notification and...
 
Tags: secure administration site, administration site, credit card information, information, site, credit card provider, credit card, password, evan roboticsonline
 
 
 
 
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National Security Perspectives A Post-Election Insider View

2008-11-18 14:13:25 by Julia Lim in ScienceLogic
 
...Administrations Intelligence, Defense and Homeland Security focus The panelists were William P. Crowell former Deputy Director of the National Security Agency Michael P. Jackson Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security Jose A. Rodriguez, Jr . former Director CIA, National Clandestine Service & CIA, DCI Counterterrorist Center...
 
Tags: secure border investments, investments, government contractors, government, threats, government achieve, initial investments shouldwould, obama administration, current threats
 
 
 
 
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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
...Administration Victims Wisconsin residents who itemized deductions, received a 2006 Wisconsin income tax refund, AND live in Freedom, Kaukauna, Keshena, Kimberly, Krakow, Lakewood, Lena, Little Chute, Little Suamico, or Marinette community Number Affected 5,000 Types of Data Name, address and Social Security number Breach Description The...
 
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Audit/Monitor Controls or Audit/Monitor BEFORE Control?

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2008-02-28 11:38:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in