Yellowfront Grocery in Damariscotta, Maine, notified its customers via Facebook that it had experienced a point-of-sale (POS) breach on Oct 23. SCMagazine has some of the details. h/t, @VERISDB
Month: November 2015
Dallas County has been exposing tens of thousands of people’s SSN and details for more than a decade – CBS
CBS Dallas isn’t revealing details because, despite their warnings to the county for 6 months and despite assurances from the county that it would address the problem, Dallas County still hasn’t secured the personal information of tens of thousands of North Texans. Personal information, including Social Security Numbers, addresses, dates of birth, and driver’s license numbers have reportedly…
FL: Federal jury finds wrongdoing, but no emotional distress, in records snooping case
Well, this is different. A jury actually found for a plaintiff who alleged snooping in her driver’s records – and awarded her damages that included penalizing the Marion County Sheriff’s Office for enabling the snooping. Nicki Gorny reports: An Ocala woman did not suffer emotional distress when a former Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy snooped…
Amazon force-resets some account passwords, citing password leak
Zack Whittaker reports: Amazon has force-reset an unknown number of accounts, after passwords may have been compromised. A number of readers told ZDNet they received an email from Amazon saying the company has reset their account password. The message was also sent to their account message center on Amazon.com, and Amazon.co.uk, confirming the message is…
TX: State sues defunct health care management firm after health records found in recycling bin
Patrick Danner reports: A defunct home health care management company that was based in San Antonio has been sued by the state over clients’ personal information found in a recycling container at Stevenson Middle School. Files belonging to Alliance Health Management & Consulting Inc. were recovered by Northside Independent School District police officers on July 14, 2014,…
Ca: Andrew Younger files complaint with Privacy Commissioner after personal health information revealed
Marieke Walsh reports: After personal health information was disclosed yesterday, Dartmouth East MLA Andrew Younger is filing a complaint against Kirby McVicar with the Information and Privacy Commissioner. McVicar, chief of staff to Premier Stephen McNeil, told reporters on Monday that Younger was suffering from PTSD and had a possible brain tumour. Read more on Global News.