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Court to Notify Veterans about Class Action Settlement Involving Laptop Stolen in 2006

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

From PRNewswire: A notification program began today, as ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to alert veterans, spouses of veterans, and members of the military of a proposed $20 million settlement reached with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and certain Department employees in their official capacities (together…

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NC: Insurance agent charged with ID fraud

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

The News & Observer reports that Melissa Swain Parrish, a contract insurance agent with Miracle Insurance Co., has been arrested and charged with ID theft and obtaining property by false pretenses for allegedly stealing the identities of more than 100 people and collecting commissions by enrolling them in Medicare Advantage plans. Some of the people…

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Bits ‘n Pieces

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

In the justice system: Laura Bustamante, who worked for the Utah Department of Workforce Services, was sentenced to  three years in prison  for her role in an ID theft ring. Previous coverage here. Tiina Eldridge and Jean Paul Rudahunga were arrested after they were found in possession of fraudulent credit cards and credit card data…

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UK: Computer with patient details stolen from Whipps Cross

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

The Waltham Forest Guardian reports that Whipps Cross University Hospital has confirmed that a computer stolen from the premises on February 22nd contained the details of as many as 550 patients, including name, date of birth, treatment information and diagnosis.

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Ca: Retailer resells computer drive full of personal files

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Dissent

Sarah Schmidt of Canwest News Service reports that a Staples Business Depot store in Ottawa sold a returned computer hard-drive on clearance that contained hundreds of personal files on it. Although businesses have responsibility to protect information under PIPEDA, Staples has a warning on all of its receipts that says, “Customers are responsible for the…

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CA: Security breach at SCC inspires shredding changes

Posted on March 21, 2009 by Dissent

Sarah Rohrs reports that a computer printout containing the names, addresses and Social Security numbers of students in the 2008 graduating class of Solano Community College accidentally got mixed in with scrap paper used in a mathematics lab. The college believes it recovered all of the pages.

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