In the news this week

June 8, 2015: The recent ‪data breach‬ of four million government employees may have also yielded data on people that never worked in government, according to a report by ABC News.

June 8, 2015: Heartland reports suffering another ‪data breach‬ last month.

June 8, 2015: Several boxes filled with unshredded personal information were found in an Alabama recycling center.

June 9, 2015: A medical lab leaves patient information exposed in a dumpster.

June 10, 2015: A kitten accidentally rides through an industrial ‪shredder‬ and emerges without a scratch.

June 10, 2015: Medical ‪identity theft‬ rose 22 percent in 2014. About two-thirds of victims paid more than $13,000 in out-of-pocket costs to resolve the crime, according to the Ponemon Institute.

June 11, 2015: "Pennsylvania law does not recognize a private right of action to recover actual damages as a result of a ‪data breach‬."