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Ca: Thousands of old papers with personal info on guests found behind Best Western Primrose

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Dissent

Chris Doucette reports: Thousands of slips of paper with personal information of past guests from around the world were found blowing in the wind in an alley behind a downtown hotel Friday morning. And many of the old documents, found around 7:30 a.m. scattered next to a dumpster behind the Best Western Primrose at Carlton…

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Illinois AG sues Payday Loan Store over improper disposal of customer data

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Dissent

Attorney General Lisa Madigan today filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court against The Payday Loan Store of Illinois, Inc. (PLS), for allegedly failing to safeguard customer data as promised. The Attorney General filed the suit after learning that documents containing customers’ personal information had turned up in trash bins outside four store locations….

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A puzzling USAA Federal Savings Bank breach report and 10 more reports

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

Here are another 11 breach notifications submitted to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office. These were filed in May and June, and in all but one case, we didn’t know about them through the media or other sources. A breach involving USAA Federal Savings Bank had previously been noted on this site, but there’s more to…

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UK doctors’ personal data found on used hard drive sold online

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

There have been many instances in the U.S. of  personal data showing up on equipment sold at online and offline auctions.  Once such case in the U.K. involved doctors’ data and the company responsible for the data, Healthcare Locums Plc (HCL), a UK specialist healthcare recruitment agency,  has now been found in breach of the  Data Protection Act…

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CA: 3rd suspect charged in pump-skimming scam

Posted on October 13, 2010 by Dissent

Henry K. Lee reports: A third suspect has been charged for his role in a gas pump-skimming operation that was uncovered in Martinez and victimized customers throughout Northern California, authorities said Wednesday. Edwin Hamazaspyan, 31, is facing identity theft and conspiracy charges along with David Karapetyan, 31, and Zhirayr Zamanyan, 30, all of Los Angeles. The three…

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A Rochester credit union cancels 3,700 cards following ALDI breach

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Dissent

Earlier today, I noted that ALDI had notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office that 8,000 Maryland residents might be affected by the recent security breach they experienced. Also today, 13WHAM in New York reported that  ESL Federal Credit Union has blocked activity on the credit/debit cards of approximately 3,700 customers because of  the breach breach. ESL…

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