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Author: Dissent

Maine Requires Breach Notice within Seven Days of Go-Ahead from Law Enforcement

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

From the Privacy & Information Security Law Blog: On May 19, Maine Governor John Baldacci signed legislation limiting the time that breach notification may be delayed following a determination by law enforcement that providing notice will not compromise a criminal investigation. The provision, which will take effect 90 days after the close of the Legislature’s…

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Another processor breached!? (nope – see update 1)

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

WBZ is reporting that hundreds of bank customers are starting their holiday weekend off without their debit cards after a breach at the bank’s card processor, Metavante, forced the Winthrop Federal Credit Union to deactivate some customers’ MasterCards. At least one case of fraud has already been tentatively linked to the breach. No one was…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Four San Fernando Valley men were charged with ID theft and other charges in an alleged electronic crime scheme in which more than two dozen victims — including two banks — lost more than $400,000 via phony ATM withdrawals. More. As a follow-up to a breach reported in November, Luis Corona…

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Indiana agency sent 4,500 social security numbers to wrong companies

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

Eric Bradner of the Evansville & Courier Press reports that Indiana’s unemployment agency, the Department of Workforce Development, accidentally sent the social security numbers of 4,500 out-of-work Hoosiers to the wrong companies due to a printing error by Pitney Bowes Management Services. It was less than one week ago that the New Jersey Department of…

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No charges in document dump outside Boulder Kia dealership

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

Vanessa Miller of Colorado Daily updates us on the Boulder Anderson Kia dumping report: Police don’t expect to charge anyone for leaving 10 recycling bins full of customers’ personal information outside of the now-defunct Anderson Kia dealership in Boulder. Since the discovery of the documents Friday, investigators found that an operations director for Iron Mountain…

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Texas attorney general charges four debt settlement companies with unlawful conduct — and a security breach

Posted on May 22, 2009 by Dissent

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is going after some debt-settlement companies for fraud. But the story reported by KTRE also includes charges concerning a security breach associated with one of the companies: Four Peaks [Financial] is accused of exposing its customers’ sensitive personal information, including name and credit card numbers, on its Web site. The…

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