IT-Online reports: Mobile security breaches have affected 58% of South African organisations in the last 12 months. Despite this, they are still not taking sufficient security measures to protect themselves against mobile threats, such as lost or stolen devices and malware infections. In fact, the new study from BT reveals that more than two fifths…
Month: October 2014
FL: Customers worry credit card information was stolen at Fort Myers restaurant
Katie Jones reports: Some customers at Mona Lisa Italian Restaurant in Fort Myers are worried their credit card information was compromised after swiping at the popular Southwest Florida restaurant. “We go all the time and never had a problem they know us, we know them, so it was just a very odd thing to happen,”…
TN: Store owner accused of identity theft
Andy Humbles reports: The owner of Woodland Furniture stores in White House and Portland is charged with falsifying credit card applications of past customers to receive payment for bogus sales. Brian Lewis, 40, of Portland, has been charged with 13 counts of identity theft, eight counts of forgery and one count of theft over $10,000,…
Man Pleads Guilty in Alabama for Involvement in Identity Theft Scheme
A man pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiracy to file false claims and one count of aggravated identity theft for his involvement in a stolen identity tax refund fraud (SIRF) scheme, Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Larry J. Wszalek for the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George L. Beck Jr. for…
Hospitals’ dirty little secret: Caregivers sharing clinical data via personal phones
Heck, that’s not a dirty little secret. It’s widely known as a problem, but I guess VentureBeat editors were looking to sex up the headline. Mark Sullivan reports: Hospital caregivers typically bring their own mobile devices to work and use them to share clinical and care coordination information other members of their multidisciplinary care team….
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris Releases Data Breach Report; 18.5 Million Californians’ Personal Information Put at Risk
From California’s Attorney General: LOS ANGELES – Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today released the second annual report detailing the 167 data breaches reported to the Attorney General’s office in 2013 that impacted18.5 million Californians by putting their personal information at risk. The report is accompanied by recommendations from the Attorney General for consumers, businesses…