Radio New Zealand reports what appears to be a data leak that may have started two years ago: Information about children in the care of Child Youth Family, beneficiaries and contractors employed by the Ministry of Social Development has been freely accessible through public computer kiosks at Work Income offices. Freelance journalist and blogger Keith Ng…
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More than $400,000 stolen from Burlington, Washington city bank account; other accounts compromised (update 1)
Lynsi Burton reports that Burlington, Washington lost $400,000 to hackers who transferred city funds over a two-day period to various accounts around the country. City workers were also notified that their direct deposit bank account information was compromised and that they should cancel or red flag their accounts. The city’s bank account with Bank of…
AMC Personal Employees’ Information Mishandled, AMC reports breach
Even when there’s no malicious intent, employees removing documents from secure areas can result in a reportable breach and costs, as Fox54 reports: An investigation is underway into a breach of personally identifiable information of more than 400 Army Materiel Command employees. According to a news release from AMC, an AMC employee took official hard…
Former University of Maryland Medical Center employee sentenced for role in ID theft scheme
Associated Press reports that Kenneth Elliott McDowell , a Baltimore resident formerly employed at University of Maryland Medical Center and Bon Secours Hospital has been sentenced to time served and 6 months home detention for his role in an ID theft/fraud scheme. McDowell reportedly took patient records home “to hide that he was not completing his work…
Korn/Ferry breach details emerge
Thanks to the California Attorney General’s Office, we now have some of the details on the Korn/Ferry breach, reported yesterday on this blog. Korn/Ferry is an executive recruiting firm. In their sample notification, Thom Steinoff, CTO, writes: We are writing to inform you about a recent incident involving our data network. We recently learned that…
NJ: Credit card info of more than 100 customers stolen from North Bergen car transport business
Anthony J. Machcinski reports: …. Owners of AutoCarry, a car transport business that has an office on 4250 West Side Avenue, reported that burglars broke into the office and stole the records of more than 100 customers Wednesday night, police said. Owners told police that the stolen documents contained credit card numbers, addresses and other…