A break-in and theft at Concur Technologies headquarters in Washington over the Thanksgiving weekend has resulted in the firm notifying 1,017 employees that their personal information – names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security Numbers – were stolen when the thieves stole computer equipment and software. According to a notification sent by ID Experts…
Category: Business Sector
(follow-up) Genesco notification to NH available online
Genesco’s notification letter to the NH Attorney General’s Office is available online. Their press release announcing the breach had been posted previously on this site. The notification to the state does not add a tremendous amount of detail, but does note that the company first became aware of a problem when it was contacted by…
Silverpop’s response to media coverage of breaches
In response to recent news coverage indicating that breaches affecting McDonald’s, DeviantART customers (and possibly Walgreens customers?) were due to a breach at Silverpop, their CEO Bill Nussey responds on Silverpop’s blog: The forensic investigation into the cyber attack on our company and customers has yielded some valuable insights. First, we have confirmed that our…
(follow-up) FL Bus Driver Sentenced For Stealing Disabled Patrons’ Identities
As a follow-up to a case originally mentioned on this blog in October, News4Jax.com reports that Watreka Ligon has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison for stealing the identities of disabled bus patrons. She has also been ordered to pay restitution. Ligon had been working for MV Transport, a contractor for Central Florida…
U.S. Bank Hit with Class Action Suit Alleging Data Breach Cover-Up
Jason C. Gavejian writes: Paintball Punks filed a class action suit against U.S. Bank in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The case was subsequently removed on December 6, 2010, to the Minneapolis District Court. In the complaint, Paintball Punks alleges that between August and December 2009 it received 9 orders totaling approximately $11,000, which were fraudulently billed…
Do Walgreens, McDonald’s, and deviantART breaches have common point of compromise? (updated)
Dan Goodin reports: FBI agents looking into the theft of customer data belonging to McDonald’s are investigating similar breaches that may have hit more than 100 other companies that used email marketing services from Atlanta-based Silverpop Systems . “The breach is with Silverpop, an email service provider that has over 105 customers,” Stephen Emmett, a…