Ah, I missed a ruling. Thankfully, Brendon Tavelli didn’t. He writes: In May 2011, Michaels Stores reported that “skimmers” using modified PIN pad devices in eighty Michaels stores across twenty states had gained unauthorized access to customers’ debit and credit card information. Not a pretty picture for Michaels. Lawsuits soon splattered on the specialty arts…
Author: Dissent
UK: Receptionist unlawfully accessed sister-in-law’s medical details
A receptionist who unlawfully obtained her sister-in-law’s medical records in order to find out about the medication she was taking has been found guilty of an offence under section 55 of the Data Protection Act. Usha Patwal, of Romford, was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £614 prosecution costs by Havering…
North Penn School District, Towamencin police probe district hacking case
The North Penn School District and the Towamencin police department are investigating a student accused of hacking into the district’s computer network. School officials discovered the situation early this week and turned the investigation over to police, and computer devices are being analyzed to ascertain what information may have been accessed, according to a district…
How do you define “finite and very small:” Peoples Gas/North Shore Gas disclose breach
Steve Daniels reports: Peoples Gas and sister utility North Shore Gas have notified an undisclosed number of customers of the possible theft and potential use of personal information about them by a contract worker. The natural gas utilities, which serve nearly 1 million customers in the city of Chicago and many northern suburbs, said in…
HI: Tax data infiltrated by state workers (updated)
Rob Shikina reports: The state Department of Taxation placed several employees on administrative leave without pay this week following the discovery of an internal security breach of the department’s tax database. The breach was found during an audit of the department’s security systems and internal controls this year, the department said Thursday. The incidents occurred…
Update to Restaurant Depot/Jetro breach
The recent Restaurant Depot/Jetro breach that I reported on Dec. 7 provides a timely example of the issue of unreimbursed harm that consumers grapple with on a daily basis. As I continue to follow media coverage on that breach, it is clear that not only is there financial impact of this breach (the hacked card numbers…