Jenna Cho reports: Three Rivers Community College may have suffered a security breach due to unauthorized access to its computer network, according to information on its Web site Tuesday. A notice on the college’s site says: Dear Sir or Madam, During a recent review of computers at Three Rivers Community College, a potential breach in…
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Personal details sent to the wrong family in data security breach
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found The Highland Council to be in breach of the Data Protection Act after personal data relating to several members of one family was inadvertently disclosed to another unrelated individual. The data contained sensitive information including data relating to the physical and mental health of individuals. The incident occurred…
Michigan identity theft suspects targeting Meijer are linked to Russian crime ring
John Agar reports: It started as a traffic stop, a Kent County sheriff’s deputy pulling over a car with a burned-out headlight, and occupants — reeking of burned marijuana — providing fake names and addresses. On the back seat was a stash of Meijer bags. Police were suspicious and asked the car owner for consent…
MidFlorida Credit Union Issuing New Cards
Kyle Kennedy reports that new fraud reports have emerged related to the Heartland Payment Systems breach disclosed in January 2009 and that a credit union is now replacing additional cards: Some MidFlorida Credit Union members are getting new debit cards because of a fraud risk. Kathy Britt, chief operations officer for Lakeland-based MidFlorida, said the…
Oregon man faces prison for longtime identity theft
Sanne Specht reports: A Medford man was sentenced Monday to one year and one day in prison for stealing the identity of a North Carolina man more than 40 years ago. Gerald Lester Tracy, 65, also must pay back more than $28,000 in fraudulently obtained Social Security benefits, U.S. District Court Judge Owen Panner ruled….
Court papers confirm JC Penney as hacking victim
Phil Wahba reports: JC Penney Co Inc was one of the victims of notorious computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, according to unsealed documents made available on Monday by a federal judge in Boston. Read more on Reuters about how the retailer tried to prevent their name from being made public. The firm’s identity had been revealed…