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DHS: Data breach in Dallas County affects more than 4, 000 people
From: Destry Winant <destry () riskbasedsecurity com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2020 09:01:54 -0600
https://www.kcci.com/article/dhs-data-breach-in-dallas-county-affects-more-than-4000-peoples-information/30657725# The Department of Human Services announced a data breach which included personal information in Dallas County. On Friday, DHS said 4,784 people's information was compromised due to a breach on Nov. 25, 2019. The custodial staff "mistakenly emptied boxes containing documents to be shredded into the office's garbage dumpster," DHS said. Due to this, the department is uncertain which documents were included in the disposal. DHS has notified all parties who may have been affected since their documents were not shredded before being disposed of. The breach includes "name, mailing address, date of birth, social security number, driver's license number, banking or wage information, disability information, medical information, receipt of Medicaid, mental health information, provider information, substance abuse information, illegal drug use information or prescription drug information," according to DHS. An internal investigation was launched on Dec. 2, 2019 and found the custodial employee was unaware of the confidential aspect of the papers disposed of. Anyone with questions about their information being compromised can contact the TransUnion Credit Bureau at 855-288-5422. _______________________________________________ BreachExchange mailing list sponsored by Risk Based Security BreachExchange () lists riskbasedsecurity com If you wish to Edit your membership or Unsubscribe you can do so at the following link: https://lists.riskbasedsecurity.com/listinfo/breachexchange
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