It never rains but it pours? I had never heard of Aaron’s until earlier this year when they were sued for allegedly installing spyware on rent-to-own computers. But now I see their name again – this time, on a breach notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office. According to the firm’s letter of October…
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2,500 Avia Dental Plan members notified of security breach
From the this-doesn’t-sound-good dept.: Avia Dental Plan was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that it was investigating the theft of password information that permitted access to Avia Dental Plan members’ personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card information. In some cases, members’ dependents’ information…
2,500 Avia Dental Plan members notified of security breach
From the this-doesn’t-sound-good dept.: Avia Dental Plan was notified by the U.S. Secret Service that it was investigating the theft of password information that permitted access to Avia Dental Plan members’ personal information including names, addresses, dates of birth, Social Security Numbers, e-mail addresses, phone numbers, and credit card information. In some cases, members’ dependents’…
What does the Unisys Security Index really tell us about consumer responses to a data breach?
I’m going to post a press release from Unisys with a warning: never confuse what consumers say they will do with what they actually do. I’ll meet you on the other side of the release: Americans will go to great lengths to avoid identity theft, and many say they would take legal action against government…
(Update, TX) Tyler Chicken Express Employee Sentenced for Skimming Cards
The Tyler Chicken Express employee who skimmed customers’ card numbers for others to use in an ID theft ring has been sentenced to two years in prison for her role. KYTX reports: Elizabeth Pickrell, 25, has also been ordered to pay restitution totally more than $95,000 to her victims. […] In Tyler alone, more than…
Update, Iowa – MasterCard issues local security alert
Bob Eschliman reports more on a recent breach disclosure in Iowa: The MasterCard Fraud Management department has been notified of a security breach of a U.S. merchant’s network. A data security firm has been engaged to conduct an onsite forensic investigation. This alert discloses the payment account numbers of MasterCard accounts that were potentially exposed…