On May 18, Capital One notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a “fraud ring may have obtained certain customer information.” The personal information included names, addresses, account numbers, Social Security Numbers, and “other sensitive information.” According to the letter to affected individuals from James McFadden, Vice President Chief Privacy Officer, the compromise may…
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In aftermath of breach, Principal strengthens its authentication process
In the aftermath of a security breach, Principal Life Insurance strengthened its authentication procedures. On May 14, the Chief Privacy Officer of Principal Financial Group notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that While investigating a few incidents of fraudulent on-line activity, we discovered similar on-line access to other accounts using the same Internet address…
Yet another Veterans Administration breach
What on earth is going on with all these Veterans Administration data breaches? OCR just added another VA breach to its web site, again out of Texas. The description doesn’t match the breaches that Representative Buyer recently talked about in Congress, which were also from facilities in Texas: VA North Texas Health Care System…
Reports of San Antonio restaurant hacks may be overblown
When Aldaco’s Stone Oak on Sonterra Blvd. in San Antonio revealed that it had been hacked by someone believed to be overseas, owner Blanca Aldaco stated that they used the most current versions of the Aloha POS by Radiant Systems. Rumors started swirling shortly thereafter that a number of restaurants in the tight-knit restaurant community…
DE: Man admits using IDs of children in fraud scheme
Sean O’Sullivan reports on an ID theft spree that started low-tech and became more sophisticated: A Bear man admitted today to stealing more than 93 Social Security numbers — most belonging to children — to fraudulently obtain more than 340 credit cards and steal $1 million to $2.5 million. Lord Joseph H.M. Aughenbaugh, 41, who…
Webinar: Ready for Data Breaches under the HITECH Act?
Webinar: Ready for Data Breaches under the HITECH Act? Thursday, May 27, 2010 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. PST Carrying Out Security Breach Incident Risk Assessments Mandated for Covered Entities The HITECH Act requires HIPAA covered entities to carry out a careful risk assessment, including an evaluation of potential harm, for every potential data breach…