As a follow-up to a case reported in a recent “Bits ‘n Pieces” post: Jim Dooley of The Honolulu Advertiser reports that the prosecutor will be seeking a life sentence for Susan Shaw, who is charged with stealing some $160,000 from at least 11 victims from January 2008 through last month. Dooley quotes prosecutor Christopher…
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Most of Hannaford breach lawsuit tossed out by judge
Trevor Maxwell of The Portland Press Herald reports that Judge D. Brock Hornby of the U.S. District Court in Maine has dismissed nearly all of the claims filed again Hannaford Bros. for the massive breach they suffered in 2007 and early 2008. Only consumers who were not reimbursed by their banks for fraudulent charges on…
Impact of Heartland Payment Systems breach continues to emerge
Yesterday, Marc Stewart of WSMV reported on how a number of Tennessee banks had been affected by the Heartland Payment Systems breach. Today, Todd Wallack of The Boston Globe has some data and figures on banks in Massachusetts affected by the Heartland Payment Systems breach. Some of the figures may be a bit surprising to…
Bedford psychologist says he'll sue police over bathroom spying case
Timothy O’Connor of The Lower Hudson Journal reports: A Bedford psychologist, falsely accused of spying on patients in his office bathroom, yesterday informed New York City officials he intends to sue over his March 26 arrest. Robert Reiner, an New York University psychologist who has appeared on MTV, talk shows and network television, was charged…
Health Quest launched major security upgrade after laptop theft
Irwin M. Goldberg of The Poughkeepsie Journal reports: Health Quest voluntarily moved up and expanded its largest capital improvement project after a federal investigation into the theft of a laptop from its emergency room in July 2006. Vassar Brothers Medical Center implemented nine “corrective actions” as a result of the incident, according to a letter…
Official testifies on aftermath of Va. medical records breach
Michael Sluss of The Roanoke Times reports that well, basically, we still don’t know very much about the reported hacking and ransom demands involving the Virginia prescription monitoring database. Based on other big cases I’ve followed over the years, that’s not surprising. The one detail in the ransom note that suggested to me that the…