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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> Routine Upgrade Causes Serious Breach for Education Department
A routine computer upgrade gone awry caused Social Security numbers and other identifying information for about 6.4 million people to temporarily be accessible online, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The breach was in effect for about 2 days, from the night of Aug. 20 to the morning of Aug 22, when a caller alerted the Education Department to the problem, said a spokesperson. The department closed access to all online account information while it tried to solve the problem.
Subsequently, the Department determined that about 32,000 people who accessed the site during the time of the problem potentially had their information publicly available online. Those people are being contacted and being offered free credit monitoring for a year.
According to an Education Department media statement, the glitch created a situation in which a person who checked for information about his or her outstanding loans would instead see the full records of a different person. If the person re-entered information, the account of another person would come on-screen. And anyone who accessed his or her account would thus expose the account to the next site visitor.
A routine computer upgrade gone awry caused Social Security numbers and other identifying information for about 6.4 million people to temporarily be accessible online, according to the U.S. Department of Education. The breach was in effect for about 2 days, from the night of Aug. 20 to the morning of Aug 22, when a caller alerted the Education Department to the problem, said a spokesperson. The department closed access to all online account information while it tried to solve the problem.
Subsequently, the Department determined that about 32,000 people who accessed the site during the time of the problem potentially had their information publicly available online. Those people are being contacted and being offered free credit monitoring for a year.
According to an Education Department media statement, the glitch created a situation in which a person who checked for information about his or her outstanding loans would instead see the full records of a different person. If the person re-entered information, the account of another person would come on-screen. And anyone who accessed his or her account would thus expose the account to the next site visitor.
The Article 8 Opt In
The Article 8 opt-in election adds an additional layer of complexity to the already labyrinthine rules governing perfection of security interests under the UCC. A lender that is unaware of the nuances created by the opt in (may find its security interest vulnerable to being primed by another party that has taken steps to perfect in a superior manner under the circumstances.
Major Differences In UK, U.S. Copyright Laws
This article highlights how copyright law in the United Kingdom differs from U.S. copyright law, and points out differences that may be crucial to entertainment and media businesses familiar with U.S law that are interested in operating in the United Kingdom or under UK law. The article also briefly addresses contrasts in UK and U.S. trademark law.
Warehouse Liability: Know Before You Stow!
As consumers continue to shift purchasing and consumption habits in the aftermath of the pandemic, manufacturers are increasingly reliant on third-party logistics and warehousing to ensure their products timely reach the market.
Strategy vs. Tactics: Two Sides of a Difficult Coin
With each successive large-scale cyber attack, it is slowly becoming clear that ransomware attacks are targeting the critical infrastructure of the most powerful country on the planet. Understanding the strategy, and tactics of our opponents, as well as the strategy and the tactics we implement as a response are vital to victory.
Legal Possession: What Does It Mean?
Possession of real property is a matter of physical fact. Having the right or legal entitlement to possession is not "possession," possession is "the fact of having or holding property in one's power." That power means having physical dominion and control over the property.