Norma Cohen and Philip Stafford report: Private clients of MF Global reacted angrily on Wednesday to what several said was a severe breach of privacy, after KPMG, administrator to the UK arm of the failed futures broker, published their identities, home addresses and the sums owed to them. The list, which includes corporate and institutional clients from the…
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Victims of TRICARE data theft report financial fraud
Bob Brewin reports that a class action lawsuit against the Department of Defense and SAIC over the TRICARE breach has been amended after some of the victims discovered fraudulent charges on their credit cards shortly after the theft. Read about it on NextGov. The complaint indicates the plaintiffs’ belief that the theft was not opportunistic…
Humboldt State University notifies 5,700 students that e-mail attachment error exposed their Social Security Numbers
The following statement was issued by Humboldt State University yesterday: Humboldt State University is alerting approximately 5,700 students to take precautions against identity theft in the wake of a single incident involving one student’s personal information. The affected files have been secured and HSU has verified it was a single incident. It is unlikely the privacy and…
An App for Watching for Personal Data Breaches
I don’t usually comment on commercial services, but this seems blog-worthy. Damon Darlin reports: Want to know if your identity has been stolen? Or if your or your child’s Social Security number is being pawned off on the Internet? There’s an app for that. On Wednesday, AllClear ID, an identity protection service that scans the…
UK: Lancashire Constabulary receives penalty after loss of missing person’s report
A breach that was reported on this blog last July has resulted in a fine and an undertaking for the Lancashire constabulary. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has served a monetary penalty of £70,000 to Lancashire Constabulary after papers containing sensitive information about a 15 year old girl were found on a street in Blackpool. This is…
WA: Everett Clinic fires 13 for snooping
Sharon Salyer reports: Thirteen employees of The Everett Clinic have been fired for looking at patient medical records they weren’t authorized to see, in violation of federal law. “That doctor-patient relationship is sacred,” said April Zepeda, The Everett Clinic’s spokeswoman. “That means other people can’t take a peek.” The investigation into suspected violations of patient…