And yet more reports of fraud coming from Iowa: The Ankeny Police Department is asking area residents to review their bank statements for fraudulent charges related to use of debit cards and PIN numbers. Ankeny police said in a news release Wednesday that although they cannot determine the exact date or time debit card and…
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Class Slams Michaels for Data Breach
Chris Fry reports on yet another potential class action lawsuit against Michael’s Store – and it includes a timeliness of notification claim: Michaels Stores took almost 3 months to warn customers that their debit cards’ PIN numbers may have been stolen by skimming devices in at least 20 states, a class action claims in Passaic…
Fired worker sues state over medical privacy
Patrick Yeagle reports: A dispute over a computer program at a state agency in Springfield has escalated into a federal court case involving doctor-patient confidentiality, more than $771,000 in damages sought and even a fake bomb threat. Michael Sanders, 46, of Springfield, a former data processing technician with the Illinois Department of Central Management Services…
(follow-up) UniCare Life & Health Insurance Class Action Settlement
How did I not know about this lawsuit – or did I just forget? In any event, Kimberly Mirando posts the news on Top Class Actions: UniCare Life and Health Insurance Company and Wellpoint, Inc. have reached a class action lawsuit settlement over allowing members’ private information to be leaked online. As a result, UniCare members…
Steelie Neelie: ‘Help us form Brussels data breach policy’
John Oates reports: The European Commission is asking for feedback on practical rules to ensure that anyone in Europe who has their private data breached will be told. New rules across Europe mean that telcos are meant to tell you if they lose your data. But what is needed now is feedback on how the…
AZ: Personal Banking Info Stolen from PHX TSA Employees
Police are looking into the theft of personal financial information at Sky Harbor, and all it took for the information to be stolen was a swipe of their credit or debit cards. So far FOX 10 has confirmed TSA security screeners have been the targets. Their bank accounts were broken into and drained. …