A press statement issued by Global RESP: Global RESP Corporation “Global” and the Global family of companies have always respected and protected the public’s private information and will continue to do so. Earlier today, the OSC issued a statement regarding a former, independent Dealing Representative, Nellie Acar, who allegedly purchased patient information from an employee of…
Month: June 2015
Human error to blame as UK data breach investigations surge
John Leyden reports: UK data breach investigations within the financial services industry almost trebled over the last two years, according to figures acquired via a Freedom of Information request to the Information Commissioner’s Office, with human error almost always responsible. The 183 per cent rise in reported Data Protection Act (DPA) incidents incorporated 585 events…
Seven Sacramento Residents Indicted for Identity and Mail Theft Scheme
A federal grand jury returned a 13-count indictment today against seven Sacramento residents, charging them with conspiracy, access device fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of stolen mail, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment alleges that co-defendants Steven Khamkeuanekeo, 33, Kay Lee, 26, Chee Yang, 27, Frank Her, 36, Amy Her, 33,…
OPM notifying 4 million current and former federal employees of hack
Oh my. From the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 4 million federal employees may have had their information compromised. But it’s not just OPM that was hacked. It appears that China may have successfully hacked not just OPM, but the Interior Department, and possibly every federal agency. Here’s the press release from OPM: The…
CT Governor Malloy Expected To Sign Data-Breach Bill Requiring One Year Of Identity-Theft Protection
Matthew Sturdevant reports: In the wake of several major data breaches in recent years at The Home Depot, Target and Anthem, Connecticut’s legislature has passed a bill that would provide greater consumer protections. One of the key provisions is at least one-year of identity-theft protection for any customer that is a victim of a data…
AU: Multinational firm paid ransom in bitcoins to hackers who broke into systems
Joshua Robertson reports: Hackers extorted an international company based in Brisbane for a ransom paid out in bitcoin but then escalated their demands by threatening online attacks on a senior employee’s child, Queensland police have said. The company, which police refused to identify, paid the hackers an initial ransom worth thousands of dollars after its computer system…