In Case You Missed It: Sometimes data
breaches crop-up in the most unlikely of places. Last week we
learned that the vendor that handles fish and hunting licenses for
the states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington was hacked. The breach potentially exposed
the following information for those with fishing or hunting
licenses in those northwest states: names, addresses, driver's
license numbers, dates of birth, and the last four digits of Social
Security numbers. California uses the same vendor for its
fishing and hunting licenses, but California determined that it was
not affected by the breach because it requires more stringent
security measures.
News of Note: Speaking of California, the
state's legislature is considering a bill that would expand the type
of information covered by California's data security law.
California's current law covers, for instance, social security
numbers, driver's license numbers, and medical
information. The bill would add geolocation
