Chris Frates reports: After news broke last month that suspected Chinese hackers stole the sensitive personal data of millions of Americans from the federal government’s human resources department, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush called for the agency’s director to be fired. But when a human resources company Florida hired compromised the personal information of an…
Month: July 2015
OH: Elyria hospital patients’ records improperly accessed by worker
Brad Dicken reports: The personal and medical information on nearly 300 patients at University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center was improperly accessed by a now-fired hospital employee. Hospital spokeswoman Alicia Reale said Thursday that an internal investigation was launched May 13 after it was discovered that an employee had accessed the hospital’s electronic medical record system…
NY: Credit card information stolen from Hoffman Car Wash
Lindsay Nielsen reports: A local car wash is the victim of hackers, and the criminals are already using the cloned cards. A Guilderland woman, who did not want to be identified, said she’s been the victim of credit card fraud at two different car washes: the first at Colonial Car Wash, and most recently, at…
Senator Collins’ Statement on Reports that OPM Cyber Attack Affected At Least 21.5 Individuals
There’s a lot of spluttering and public statements in response to today’s revised figures by OPM on their massive breach, but I think Senator Collins nails it. From her office: WASHINGTON, D.C.— Following the completion of its internal damage assessment, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that the personal information of at least…
And then there were three: Cheyenne Mountain Zoo gift shop
Add the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo to the list of zoos whose gift shop customers are being notified of the third-party breach at Service Systems Associates. The Denver Post has this report. And now the CEO of SSA is saying that “several” means “fewer than a dozen.” So there may be more disclosures coming.
Three More Defendants from Georgia Sentenced in Credit Card Fraud Scheme
Defendant Terrance Barimah fails to appear for his sentencing hearing; Court issues a warrant for his arrest BOISE – Clarence Collins, 34, of Douglasville, Georgia, Charles Moore, 25, of Stone Mountain, Georgia, and Jonathan Penn, 20 of Suwanee, Georgia, were each sentenced this week in United States District Court for their roles in a credit…