ABC reports: Palatine police are investigating a sexually explicit and obscene email sent Tuesday night to almost all of the 5,400 students at William Fremd High School and Palatine High School in Palatine, Ill. The email was sent using the internal student email system. Read more on ABC.
Month: January 2015
Long Island gym owner arraigned on charges of misuse of customers’ credit card information
William Murphy reports that Thomas Donovan, the owner of 5 Star Kickboxing (previously known as KOXO Kickboxing) in Oceanside, NY, has been arraigned on charges of stealing more than $29,000 from Home Depot by using credit card information obtained from his customers. Newsday has the details (subscription required). The number of customers affected was not reported….
1,700 file group lawsuit against Benesse over data theft
I’ve been noting updates on the Benesse data theft, which was first disclosed in July 2014. Here’s the latest development, from the Japan Times: More than 1,700 people filed a group lawsuit on Thursday against major education service provider Benesse Corp. over last year’s massive theft of customer data. They are demanding ¥55,000 [$464.24 USD…
Privacy breach of patient records in Prince Albert health region
David Giles reports: A privacy breach of patient records is being investigated in Prince Albert, Sask. Officials with the Prince Albert Parkland Health Region (PAPHR) say an employee accessed the personal health information of a “small number of patients.” Those patients affected have been notified by the region about the specific details of the privacy…
Courts Address the Level of Security Banks Must Provide to Business Accounts
Angel Diaz writes: Big or small, all bank accounts are susceptible to hijacking and fraudulent wire transfers. Banks ordinarily bear the risk of loss for unauthorized wire transfers. Two independent frameworks exist to govern these transfers: the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (“EFTA”) for consumer accounts, and Article 4A of the Uniform Commercial Code (“UCC”) for…
Lawmakers re-introduce bipartisan data security bill
Cory Bennett reports that Reps. Joe Barton and Bobby Rush have re-introduced the Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) in the House – a bill this blog has been reporting on since 2009. The measure: would deputize the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to set nationwide data security standards for companies handling sensitive data, such as full…