Dan Scanlan reports: What investigators are calling a “sophisticated” scheme that opened dozens of fake lines of credit and racked up more than $88,000 on at least eight victims’ credit cards ended Tuesday with the arrest of two Jacksonville residents. The U.S. Secret Service said there could be more victims and suspects, and “a lot…
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Equifax tax forms expose worker Social Security numbers
Elinor Mills reports: An unknown number of current and former employees of credit reporting firm Equifax received W-2 forms in the mail with their Social Security numbers visible through a window on the envelope, CNET has learned. Equifax became aware of the problem on January 19 and informed employees in a letter dated January 27,…
Customer Sues Bank After Phishing Attack
Linda McClasson reports: A Michigan-based metal supply company is suing Comerica Bank, claiming that the bank exposed its customers to phishing attacks. A lawsuit filed by Experi-Metal Inc. (EMI) in Sterling Heights, MI alleges that Dallas-based Comerica opened its customers to phishing attacks by sending emails asking customers to click on a link to update…
TX: Info on UTMB patients may have been compromised
Cindy George reports: Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen by a contractor last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters to the patients whose private information was accessed by an employee of MedAssets, a company hired to assist with billing from third-party payers. The Georgia-based firm employed…
Info on UTMB patients may have been compromised
Cindy George reports: Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen by a contractor last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters to the patients whose private information was accessed by an employee of MedAssets, a company hired to assist with billing from third-party payers. The Georgia-based firm employed…
Lawrence Welk Resort Furious with Visa
Elizabeth Banicki reports: The Lawrence Welk Resort says a tech company disabled its computer security system, making 1,427 customers’ credit cards vulnerable to ID theft. Welk says it paid Micros Systems $100,000 for the botched job, to “ensure compliance with evolving Visa and other industry security standards,” and that Visa, for “no legitimate reason,” ordered…