A few months ago, I noted a lawsuit by a former Winn-Dixie employee against Purchasing Power. The complaint in Burrows v. Purchasing Power alleged that Winn-Dixie shared employee data with Purchasing Power to administer its employee benefits program, but also sent them data on employees not enrolled in the program. The complaint also alleged that although…
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Official Square Enix Goods Shop Reports Leaked User Info
Original breach notices not in English, so I hope this is an accurate recap of the situation from another source: The Official Goods Online Shop for video game studio Square Enix updated on Tuesday to announce that “the possibility of unauthorized access in the Square Enix Official Merchandise online shop” occurred between September 13 and 18. Further investigation into the…
GA: Sensitive files found in Buckhead dumpster
Ron Nakfoor reports that a citizen alerted 11Alive News to sensitive documents left in dumpster: The documents appeared to be from a local real estate agency and contained tax ID numbers, along with copies of personal checks with bank account numbers on them…. The name on the dumped real estate signs and most of the paperwork is Dorsey…
FL: Auto part store investigating credit card fraud
WSVN reports: An auto parts company is investigating potential incidents of credit card skimming at two of its South Florida stores. Advance Auto Parts on Northwest 14th Street and 27th Avenue and the store on Northeast 119th Street and Biscayne Boulevard, are believed to have been affected, potentially compromising the credit card information of nearly…
OH: Aultman gift shop credit security breached
Some class act was able to acquire customers’ credit and debit cards used at Aultman Hospital’s gift shop between February and September. Read about it on CantonRep.com.
Follow-up: Victim of Port Mann security breach speaks out
More on the Port Mann Bridge breach noted previously on this blog where someone with a criminal record managed to get a job by false pretenses that enabled him to acquire customers’ personal information, including credit card numbers: One of the Port Mann Bridge users whose tolling accounts were allegedly handled by a convicted fraud…