Lori Fullbright reports: Documents containing names, social security numbers and salaries from employees of dozens of companies, including some in Tulsa, were left sitting on a curb in an Edmond, Oklahoma neighborhood. That was a couple years ago. A husband and wife saw the storage containers on the curb and decided to pick them up….
Category: Business Sector
TX: Former loan employee charged with theft from customers
Tricia Rosetty reports: A former Taylor Check ‘N Go employee is facing two charges of identity theft from using former client information to obtain loans. Randall Parker, 46, allegedly obtained about $1,000 in loans using information from former Check ‘N Go clients. Read more in the Taylor Daily Press. From the report, it seems that…
Centric Software laptop stolen from Controller’s car
A laptop stolen from the car of Centric Software’s controller on July 23 contained personal information on its employees. The car was parked at the Controller’s home in San Jose at the time of the theft, according to a notification (pdf) sent to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office on August 9. A notification sent…
Signs of a new rash of breaches in hospitality sector, but it’s not us – Heartland
Following revelations of a breach at Tino’s Greek Cafe in Texas, a spokesperson for the Austin Police Department (APD) set off a bit of a firestorm both in the media and backchannel by raising the possibility that the breach might be at Heartland Payment Systems. As reported by KVUE’s Andrew Horansky on August 12: Sgt….
PA: $33,950 stolen from Fayette Heating and Air Conditioning payroll account
A Fayette County business said it has discovered that about $33,950 was missing last month from its payroll account through First Niagara Bank, apparently transferred via a computer that was traced to an Internet provider in Europe, state police at Uniontown reported. […] Wachovia Bank, based in Charlotte, was contacted about the transferred $29,000. Police…
Doherty Hotel’s database fraudulently accessed; 150 credit cards subject of probe
Cindy Cranmer reports: More than 150 credit card holders who frequented a local business that had its database accessed have seen fraudulent charges appear on their cards in a case that is being investigated by the U.S. Secret Service, according to authorities. It was determined in the ongoing investigation that the “location that was compromised”…