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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 02-Sep-2021 13:21:49 EDT lnxw48a1
   Oh, boy, here we go. https://www.govtech.com/news/public-health-records-exposed-in-denton-county-texas-breach [www govtech com]
   
   Denton County #TX public health records and others exposed by app.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Thursday, 02-Sep-2021 13:52:45 EDT GeniusMusing

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      >The malfunction in the app, which was operated by Microsoft, was responsible for revealing 38 million records from 47 entities that use the software, UpGuard Research said.
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      >Governmental agencies in Indiana, Maryland and New York and private businesses including Ford, American Airlines and J.B. Hunt were also affected. The unsecured data from companies included employee contact information, drug testing information and Social Security numbers.
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      >Denton County said it never collected Social Security or driver’s license numbers or financial account information.
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      >UpGuard Research said in a written statement that it notified Denton County officials of the breach July 7 and that the data was secured the same day.
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      >Microsoft said in a written statement that it takes “security and privacy seriously” and encouraged its users to “use best practices” for internet privacy.
      
      I have a new slogan for M$
      
      Microsoft: Insecurity, by design.