Authorities are trying to determine how men in Beaumont, Texas, ended up with papers that had personal financial information of Wilkesboro-based Carolina West Wireless customers, said Wilkesboro Police Chief Robert Bowlin. Bowlin said a Beaumont Police Department detective contacted Carolina West on Sept. 30 and said Beaumont police had found 121 documents related to Carolina…
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Germany Buying More Stolen Data as Tax Agreement With Switzerland Nears
Patrick Donahue reports: German authorities confirmed the purchase of another CD with stolen Swiss bank information as authorities aim to finalize an agreement with Switzerland that may curb tax evasion and bring a windfall in tax revenue. Officials in the western city of Muenster paid 1.5 million euros ($2.1 million) for a CD with data…
DNA's net not cast as wide for Texas suspects
Cindy Horswell reports: As a growing number of states move to strengthen their DNA databanks, many investigators and crime victims in Texas say dangerous criminals may escape justice here because the state fails to require DNA sampling of most arrestees. […] Texas allows DNA samples taken from arrestees only if they are charged with a…
Ca: Patient data ends up in public hands
Nicole Million reports: Every person who walks into a doctor’s office or hospital assumes his or her information will stay confidential. However, that was not the case for a handful of area residents who underwent surgery at Georgian Bay General Hospital in August. A piece of paper containing the names of eight female patients –…
UK: North West London Hospitals NHS Trust violated Data Protection Act – ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found that a doctor at North West London Hospitals NHS Trust breached the Data Protection Act by leaving medical information about 56 patients on the tube. The incident, which was reported to the ICO by the Trust in May 2010, occurred when a doctor printed out personal and diagnostic…
WI: Former Adecco employee implicated in ID thefts of Milwaukee County workers
A former contracted employee for the Milwaukee County human resources department faces an identify theft charge – and so does her boyfriend. 26-year-old Starlita Sims and 25-year-old Christopher Lee Jackson are each charged with one felony count. But Sheriff David Clarke said Monday that the couple is suspected of stealing the identities of over 30…