Greg Pallone reports: Thousands of names in hundreds of pages of city collections reports from 1998 were found in a newspaper and recycling bin behind the Palm Bay Community Center late last week. They contain names, addresses, phone numbers, delinquent amounts owed, plus driver’s license and social security numbers. […] Deputy City Manager Sue Hann,…
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KY: Bullitt school employees’ Social Security numbers mistakenly released
Sara Cunningham reports: A Bullitt County Public Schools employee accidentally sent an e-mail message to about 1,800 school district workers Tuesday that included the names and Social Security numbers of 676 district employees. […] The employee did not mean to include Social Security numbers, Davis said. The original message was sent at 7:47 a.m. Tuesday….
The Vernon Company database accessed; customers notified
Iowa-based The Vernon Company recently discovered that its system had been accessed via its vernoncompany.com web site. The breach was discovered on October 6, and the company shut down the web site until it could patch the vulnerabilities were patched. Further investigation suggested that the breach originated in Singapore, and may have occurred as early…
Feds: Bank workers helped theft ring steal $1.3 million
Nathan Gorenstein reports: A identity theft ring allegedly stole $1.3 million by persuading bank employees to provide customer information, federal officials said today. One man allegedly romanced a number of bank tellers, investigators said at a press conference. Five people were indicted on federal charges, officials said. The ring involved more than 20 people. […]…
Hydro customer info used in scam
Chris Kitching reports: Police are investigating after a woman got a job at Manitoba Hydro using a stolen identity and used her position to access the personal information of more than 900 customers and take out fraudulent credit cards. The employee used customers’ names and other information to apply for 45 credit cards without the…
SEC fines broker-dealer $100,000 over computer security failures
Finextra reports: US broker-dealer Commonwealth Financial Network has been fined $100,000 for failing to insist its registered representatives maintain anti-virus software on their computers. The failure led to an intruder gaining access to the firm’s Intranet, accessing customer accounts and entering unauthorised purchase orders worth over $523,000. According to an SEC cease and desist order…