Yankees Strike Out With Huge Data Breach
Leaking the personal information of your devoted season ticket holders is no way to thank your fans for their continued support. Full story
Texas comptroller apologizes for records release
The release of personal information of 3.5 million Texans — including addresses and Social Security numbers — was a result of "human error" and was not done maliciously, State Comptroller Susan Combs said Thursday, while also adding that authorities are still going to investigate. Full story
Minn. man accused of hacking Facebook accounts
Prosecutors have accused a Minnesota man of hacking into other people's Facebook and other computer accounts and stealing photos of women to post on adult websites. Full story
Scam may target Texans after personal data leak
Telephone scammers may be targeting the nearly 3.5 million Texans who had their Social Security numbers and other vital personal information inadvertently exposed to the public, the state attorney general's office warned Tuesday. Full story
Okla. officials say laptop with health info stolen
The Oklahoma State Department of Health has notified nearly 133,000 individuals that their names and some personal information may have been contained on an agency laptop computer that was stolen from an employee's car last week. Full story
Texas comptroller mistakenly posts public records
The personal information of about 3.5 million Texans — including addresses and Social Security numbers — was mistakenly posted on public servers controlled by the state comptroller's office and remained there in some cases for more than a year, the agency said Monday. Full story
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BP loses claimants' personal information
BP has apparently misplaced a laptop computer containing personal information of nearly 13,000 claimants from the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill. NBC's Anne Thompson reports.
