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OPM to federal agencies: We got hacked, but you have to help pay for the response

22

Jul

2015

After it failed to safeguard millions of files filled with sensitive personal information, the government’s personnel office is now telling other federal agencies they will be expected to cover the costs of responding to the massive computer breach. The cost of addressing the breach – which compromised security clearance files affecting 21.5 million federal workers, […]

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Alfa Insurance: data on 86K individuals inadvertently made accessible to internet

22

Jul

2015

Alfa Specialty Insurance Corporation and Alfa Vision Insurance Corporation are notifying around 86,000 individuals that their personal information was inadvertently made accessible to the internet. How many victims? Around 86,000. What type of personal information? Names, addresses, dates of birth, driver’s license numbers and Social Security numbers. What happened? Information stored on one of Alfa’s […]

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Evans Hotels announces payment card incident involving malware

12

Jul

2015

California-based Evans Hotels – which operates Bahia Resort Hotel, Catamaran Resort Hotel and Spa, and The Lodge at Torrey Pines – announced that malware was installed on computers at the front desks of its properties that could have compromised payment card data. How many victims? Undetermined. What type of personal information? Names, account numbers, expiration […]

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