Matthew Cella reports: Schools are putting children at risk of identity fraud by obtaining their Social Security numbers when it is not required by law and often unnecessary, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General has concluded. Some school systems in at least 26 states collect the nine-digit identifiers when students from kindergarten through…
Category: Breaches
UK: West Midlands cop resigns after snooping on ex-schoolmates
Jeanette Oldham reports: A police community support officer has been forced to resign after being caught checking the criminal records of ex-school friends. Samantha Harron, 22, was also fined £200 after she admitted using the Police National Computer for snooping. As well as checking on former schoolmates, the West Midlands officer also carried out checks…
Ie: Louis’ voicemail hacker is sacked
Caitlin McBride and Melanie Finn report: The Vodafone employee responsible for hacking into the phones of Louis Walsh and Glenda Gilson has been sacked, it has been revealed. The company confirmed last night that they fired the individual responsible for hacking into the voicemails of the TV stars after an internal inquiry and the involvement…
Utah fires state worker after immigration list inquiry
Reuters reports: One Utah state employee was fired and another will be dismissed following an investigation of how a list of 1,300 purportedly illegal immigrants was compiled and made public, officials said Tuesday. The Utah Department of Workforce Services announced the termination of one temporary employee who maintained a database containing information found on the…