Matthew Steffy reports: Legal documents from a defunct law firm bearing personal information including Social Security numbers and dates of birth on thousands of documents surfaced in an open trash bin in downtown Warren this week. The documents include names, addresses, spousal and child information, Social Security numbers, dates of birth and income earnings. The…
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For Hulu, Facebook Connect becomes a security headache
Declan McCullagh reports: Hulu acknowledged this afternoon that an attempt to integrate itself with Facebook didn’t go exactly as planned. Far from aiding the “entire social experience,” which the video streaming service had promised in its announcement earlier in the day, the attempted integration allowed some Hulu users to access other users’ accounts. In a followup…
JetBlue informed of malware on their system; Crewmembers notified months later?
A correspondent indicates that JetBlue has reportedly notified employees of a “potential” breach of their confidential information. In a written notification sent via mail, dated June 24, 2011, JetBlue states: “A federal law enforcement agency recently informed JetBlue that malicious software may have been installed on our computer systems. Upon notification, we immediately launched an investigation…
Stolen Pfizer laptop contained personal information on employees and others
A laptop stolen from a Pfizer employee’s car in April contained personal information on employees, health care professionals, service providers, and customers. In some cases, employees’ Social Security Numbers were included as well as names, addresses, and telephone numbers. It is not clear what types of data were involved for health care professionals or customers….
KY: Thieves steal credit card information from local restaurant
Dave Spencer reports: The owner of Smashing Tomato, an Italian restaurant in Lexington, says they were recently informed by the Secret Service about stolen credit card information. Carolyn Toyoda, the co-owner of the locally run restaurant, says the call came as quite a shock. Toyoda says, “This is my family’s business, and we take it…
Local Banks Sort Out Security Breach
Mallory Cooke reports from Arkansas: Fort Smith banks rush to get customers new debit cards after personal bank account information is stolen. “It wouldn’t work,” said Stacy Gustafson, “It said I’d exceeded the number of transactions.” Gustafson tried to get cash at an Arvest Bank ATM Monday, but could not. She said, “They told me…