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“Joe the Plumber” data breach traced to state’s independent contractor

Joe, “The Plumber” Wurzelbacher has now joined Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. John McCain in an elite group of privacy breach victims.
Shortly after the October 15 presidential debate, in which McCain repeatedly referred to “Joe the Plumber,” Wurzelbacher’s Ohio state records were illegally accessed.
The criminal investigation conducted by the Ohio Department of [...]

Joe the Plumber data breach evidence of state’s leaky records protection

Joe the Plumber’s 15 minutes of fame has exploded into a scandal that may live on forever as a data breach cautionary tale.
Joe Wurzelbacher’s fame began with a challenge to presidential candidate Barack Obama during a campaign rally in Toledo, Ohio. Within a few days, he became the GOP poster child to discredit Obama’s tax [...]