Matthew Renda reports: A federal judge denied Anthem’s request for access to computers of former customers who accuse the insurance giant of failing to protect their personal information in an enormous data breach last year. Anthem filed a motion seeking permission to access plaintiffs’ computers, smartphones and tablets to image and copy them to determine…
Month: April 2016
Everything’s broken….
So to review…. in the past four months or so, I’ve seen.. a database with 191 million U.S. voter registration records leaking… a database with 55 million Philippine voters that was hacked and dumped… a database with 50 million Turkish citizens’ identity information that was leaked.. information on expats and tourists in Thailand leaking online… Almost…
NY: Ringleader In Orange County Bank Fraud And Identity-Theft Scheme
There’s an update to a case noted previously on this site. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the sentencing of ringleader Tyrone “Reece” Lee, 29, for running an identity-theft ring that stole over $457,000 from customers of Wachovia Bank (now Wells Fargo) in Newburgh, N.Y. In February, following a trial in Orange County Court,…
Mental health records sent to N.S. spa in error over last decade
Yvonne Colbert reports: A Bedford, N.S., woman has spent more than a decade trying to plug a privacy breach that has resulted in personal mental health records being faxed to her business, and has turned to CBC News in an effort to get the faxes to stop. Over the years, Lisa Belanger estimates she’s received dozens…
Judge Approves Settlement In Sony Pictures Hacking Case
AP reports: A judge on Wednesday approved a multi-million dollar settlement in a class-action lawsuit filed by former Sony Pictures Entertainment employees whose private information was stolen in a massive data breach. […] . Gary Klausner approved the agreement that gives roughly 437,000 people impacted by the breach identity theft protection from the time of…
Katherman Kitts notifies clients whose identity and financial information was stolen from unattended vehicle
It’s 2016, and yet we’re still seeing totally and easily avoidable data breaches like this one, reported by Katherman Kitts: On February 25, 2016, hard drives containing backup files for one of the firm’s servers, along with other incidental items, were stolen from a partner’s locked vehicle. These files may have contained some of your…