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Author: Dissent

Ca: Credit card fraud draws two-year sentence

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dissent

Betty Ann Adams of TheStarPhoenix.com reports that Brandon Brian Therens, a newly graduated University of Saskatchewan student, pleaded guilty to hacking into the university’s computer in 2007 and downloading the credit card information of about 3,600 students. Therens also admitted to other frauds and thefts between May and October 2007: He stole hand-held wireless debit…

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Patient Advocacy Groups Urge Greater Focus on Patients' Choice and Privacy Rights in Health-Reform Debate

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dissent

  From the Institute for Health Freedom, this press release: While Congressional debate is focused primarily on whether to include a public option for health insurance, many Americans remain concerned about how a mandate for private health insurance will affect their health-care choices and privacy. “We’re hearing politicians promise that if people like their existing…

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Breach exposes debit card accounts at Suncoast Federal Credit Union to fraud

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dissent

This story was first reported earlier this week, but I waited until there was confirmation that it was linked to the Heartland Payment Systems breach. This newest story provides more detail but still leaves some questions unanswered. Nicole Norfleet of the St. Petersburg Times reports: About 56,000 members of Suncoast Schools Federal Credit Union have…

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EPIC Urges Comprehensive Strategy for ID Theft

Posted on June 18, 2009 by Dissent

From EPIC.org: With ID theft rapidly increasing in the United States, EPIC Executive Director Marc Rotenberg urged a Congressional Committee to address the root causes of the problem. In a testimony before the House Oversight Committee, Mr. Rotenberg said that the government typically acts only after the crime has occurred and warned that the problem…

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JFY Networks reports security breach

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Dissent

A Boston-based non-profit organization that provides job training, JFYNetWorks, has notified (pdf) the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office last week of a recent incident: We recently learned of the possible unauthorized access as part of what appears to have been part of a larger attack on our organization, which occurred on June 3, 2009. The…

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Charles Schwab notified clients of hard drive theft

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Dissent

Investment firm Charles Schwab has notified (pdf) the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that in early May, “a computer hard drive containing client personal information, including Social Security number, name or account number was stolen. The computer hard drive had been taken off of Company premises, in violation of company policy, and was subsequently stolen….

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