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Marshall Shredding Company Expands Business Throughout Texas
Posted on February 9th, 2010 No commentsCompany now has five locations in the state.
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Lost health files cause patient scare
Posted on November 20th, 2009 No commentsThe Shelton based insurance carrier HealthNet admitted Thursday that it has lost a hard drive with information on over 440,000 state residents and an unknown number in the Torrington area. The data breach, which occurred in May, was only reported to state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal’s office and the state Department of Insurance thi…
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The uninsured turn to fraud
Posted on November 19th, 2009 No commentsIdentity theft in health care is rising dramatically as a way for uninsured patients to receive treatment, according to the chief investigator for the state’s largest medical insurer.
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Hackers Breach State Database
Posted on November 17th, 2009 No commentsA hacker has broken into the Nebraska Worker’s Compensation database, prompting an FBI investigation and an effort to contact those who may be affected. Several thousand people could be affected by the breach, which was discovered last week when the state’s chief information officer noticed an unusual amount of Internet traffic traversing t…
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Personal information for almost 16,000 on stolen data storage device
Posted on October 21st, 2009 No commentsRoane State Community College data loss incident circa 2009-10-21
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Email accidentally sent containing 676 employee names and Social Security numbers
Posted on October 21st, 2009 No commentsBullitt County Public Schools data loss incident circa 2009-10-21
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Blumenthal: State Was ‘Cavalier And Careless’ In Theft Of Laptop With Sensitive Data On It
Posted on October 14th, 2009 No commentsIt was a major security breach when a state-owned laptop was stolen on Long Island in August 2007 and the Social Security numbers of 106,000 citizens were lost. Now, more than two years later, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has released a 37-page report that says the state tax department failed to safeguard the sensitive data after act…
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RecycleBank Extends Business to Colorado
Posted on September 29th, 2009 No commentsCompany partners with Waste Connections of Colorado to provide service in ten cities in the state.
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Colo. Springs hospital looks for missing data
Posted on September 28th, 2009 No commentsA Colorado Springs hospital and police are investigating the apparent theft of Social Security numbers and other personal information of 175 patients.
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Richard Holober: Landmark privacy law deserves an update
Posted on September 28th, 2009 No commentsAs the tally of victims grows, so must our commitment to strengthen privacy protections.
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