Through their lawyers, Loud Technologies has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a computer stolen from their premises contained current and former employee information including names and Social Security numbers. The theft of the password-protected device was discovered on November 15 and was one of a number of pieces of equipment stolen from…
Month: February 2011
(update) Hacker accessed HuskyDirect.com database by using vendor’s administrative password
On January 31, lawyers for the University of Connecticut Cooperative Corporation notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a breach mentioned previously on this blog. Their letter revealed some previously unreported details, including the fact that the HuskyDirect.com web site was hosted and managed by Fuss & O’Neill Technologies LLC in Connecticut, a firm that does business…
Feds Arrest 99 For Identity Theft, Card Fraud
Mathew J. Schwartz reports: Authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of 99 people as part of an investigation into the Armenian Power organized crime ring, which allegedly scammed, stole, and extorted more than $20 million from its victims. […] In one 134-count indictment, returned by a federal grand jury three weeks ago under seal, 29…
NV: Police Seek Victims After Credit Card Fraud Arrest
Investigators are asking the patrons of three Southern Nevada Businesses to monitor their bank and credit card accounts in the wake of a recent fraud investigation. […] Arrested at his residence was Gevorg Gorj Kegeyan, 53 years of age of Las Vegas. Kegeyan was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. In addition to…
Taking Those Prize Photos of Your New Born In the Hospital May Not Be Permitted!Why? Is This Really HIPAA and HITECH?
Nymity interview with Rebecca Herold: Many hospitals are concerned about or are even not permitting parents, grandparents and visitors to take photographs of new born babies or patients in their main public area facilities or even in less public area facilities and perhaps in turn, posting those pictures on Facebook or other more public sites. In addition,…
Financial aid hacked; fraud scheme is under active investigation
Gretchen Smail reports: A hacker (or group of hackers) recently attempted to tamper with the financial aid programs offered through the Solano Community College website. The cyber attack happened early in the spring 2011 semester. Students were quickly notified of the fraud via alerts on the Solano website. “It appears that the person(s) of interest…