Marisol Morales, 40, of Philadelphia, was sentenced on March 16 to two years and one day in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from her role in a scheme that defrauded her employer, Wachovia Bank, of more than $300,000. Morales had pleaded guilty on May 11, 2009 to four counts of aggravated…
Category: Breach Incidents
Stolen computers and hard drives with personal information recovered after break-in at Wheeler & Associates CPA
More than two months after a break-in at Wheeler & Associates CPA, lawyers for the firm have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of the incident. According to the letter dated March 8, computers and hard drives stolen during the break-in included names, addresses, and Social Security numbers of an unspecified number of people. The…
Email gaffe results in breach notifications by Randstad Professionals
Massachusetts-based Randstad Professionals recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office of a security incident after an email error resulted in images of individuals’ 1099 forms being inadvertently attached to an email sent to one of their outside contractors. 1099 forms are federal forms that include a consultant’s name, address, Social Security Number, and wages…
UK: University email disclosed data of students with disabilities
Zack Whittaker writes: An email popped up on my Outlook earlier yesterday which nearly threw me off my chair. […] The email discussed my exam arrangements for this summer’s finals, whereby I would have my seating arrangements changed to accommodate my disability. You can’t have someone shouting out the answers in the same exam hall…
IN: Burned tax documents found in alley
Abbey Doyle reports that burnt – but still readable – tax documents were found behind Instant Tax Service, 3735 Madison Ave., in Anderson, Indiana. Employees inside denied burning the documents, but the manager never returned calls from the paper. A look through papers found in the alley revealed copies of W-2 forms, complete with total…
(follow-up) Saint Francis Health System Notifies Customers and Patients after Security Breach
On Feb. 12, following up on a lead from HHS’s breach tool, I learned about a breach at Saint Francis – Broken Arrow Hospital in Oklahoma, which I reported on this blog, here. Over a month later, the hospital has issued a press release. It says, in part: Recently, Saint Francis Health System reported security…