Brian Krebs reports: Financial institutions across the country report that they are tracking what appears to be a series of credit card breaches involving Goodwill locations nationwide. For its part, Goodwill Industries International Inc. says it is working with federal authorities on an investigation into these reports. […] In a statement sent to KrebsOnSecurity, Goodwill industries said it first learned about a…
Month: July 2014
Johns Hopkins settles privacy breach lawsuit for $190M
Back in February 2013, we learned of a horrific privacy breach in which a gynecologist had been secretly recording his female patients. His conduct had been reported to the hospital by a female co-worker and he was fired. The files were found in his home after he committed suicide. In March of 2013, some of his…
Ie: Private investigator to be tried over data breaches in October
Elaine Edwards reports: A private investigator charged in relation to alleged breaches of data protection legislation will be tried in October. Michael J Gaynor, trading as MJG Investigations, Beatty Grove, Celbridge, Co Kildare, was before Dublin District Court this morning facing a prosecution by the Data Protection Commissioner. Mr Gaynor faced 72 criminal charges in…
Ca: Med records privacy breached in mystery phone call
Colin Graf reports: A Sarnia, ON woman is asking how a medical company knew details of her surgery when they tried to persuade her to change surgeons. While Patricia Pede is recovering from surgery this week, she has more on her mind than just the physical discomforts. She’s also occupied with worrying about how her…
FERPA does not require data breach disclosure
Over on PogoWasRight.org, I’ve recapped the U.S. Education Department’s responses to privacy complaints filed by parent and students under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). In going through the data provided to EPIC in response to their Freedom of Information Act request, I noted that in a few cases, the Family Policy Compliance…
Vendini Ticketing Breach May Have Affected More Than 3 Million Customers – Attorneys
Remember the Vendini breach last year? Jeanne Price of idRADAR.com reports that according to attorneys representing plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit that has reached a settlement, over 3 million ticket purchasers were likely affected by the breach.