Press release issued by Sen. Dianne Feinstein yesterday: Four senior senators today introduced legislation that would, for the first time, provide a federal standard for companies to safeguard consumers’ personal information throughout their systems and to quickly notify consumers if those systems are breached. The Data Security and Breach Notification Act was introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein…
Month: January 2014
TD Bank reports another insider breach
TD Bank has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of an insider breach that does not appear to be the insider breach that made the media last month. According to the bank’s January 24 notification, between July and November of 2013, an employee may have passed along some customers’ names, addresses, Social Security numbers,…
Dartmouth-Hitchcock notifies employees that direct deposit account info compromised by breach
Dartmouth-Hitchcock has notified some employees that their names and direct deposit bank account information were compromised after some employees fell for a phishing attempt. In a letter dated January 20, D-H informed the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that the unauthorized access to the Employee Self Service Direct Deposit Payment System occurred between October 6…
Aflac discloses insider breach involving customers’ Social Security numbers (updated)
The Continental American Insurance Company (Aflac) is notifying some customers that a former temporary employee improperly accessed customer data, including names and Social Security numbers. Although the firm has no indication of any misuse of the data, affected customers are being offered a year of free credit-monitoring services through ProtectMyID. You can read the January…
Hotel Franchise Firm White Lodging Investigates Breach
And another shoe drops. Brian Krebs reports: White Lodging, a company that maintains hotel franchises under nationwide brands including Hilton, Marriott, Sheraton and Westin appears to have suffered a data breach that exposed credit and debit card information on thousands of guests throughout much of 2013, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. Earlier this month, multiple sources in the banking industry began sharing data…
VT: New questions about patient privacy at North Country Hospital
Melissa Howell reports that North Country Hospital in Newport, VT has been embroiled in another privacy breach involving employees. The hospital was in the news in October after a former employee refused to return laptops containing patient information. The employee was subsequently charged with petty larceny and possession of stolen property, but I haven’t seen any…