After Minnesota-based CHS Inc. mailed PATR-1099 forms to its patrons in mid-November, they received a call from one recipient alerting them that both the name and Social Security Number was visible through the window in unhyphenated form. After investigating, CHS determined that SSN were exposed in at least some cases. In a letter to the…
Category: Breach Incidents
Customers of Sierra Madre gas station victims of ID theft
About 80 customers of a Sierra Madre gas station have had their identities stolen, and police sought more victims Thursday, officials said. The alleged identity thefts took place over the past month at EVG Quality Gas, at Baldwin Avenue and Sierra Madre Boulevard, Sierra Madre police Sgt. Joe Ortiz said. Read more on svgtribune.com
Security breach at Savannah college
Eric Curl reports Several hundred Armstrong Atlantic State University alumni’s Social Security numbers have been compromised following the theft of a hard drive from the school’s campus in early October. The numbers stored on the device belonged to former nursing students who attended the university before late 2006, said Armstrong spokesperson Francisco Duque. That was…
Another reminder of the risks of unsecured Wi-Fi
Even though the threat has long been recognized, I can’t remember the last time I saw a case of ID theft from war driving. Here’s one out of Santa Barbara, California: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department says it has arrested an identity thief who bilked several local residents out of at least $158,000. […]…
Attackers walk with 4.9 million customer records in Honda breach
Steve Ragan reports: Is Honda the latest victim of the Silverpop data breach? According to reports, American Honda Motor Company recently discovered that 2.2 million customers were impacted by a data breach exposing the Owner Link email list maintained by an outsourced vendor. In addition, a further 2.7 million records were lost when the My…
CO: Medical marijuana records found near Dumpster (update 2)
Christina Dickinson and Dave Delozier report: It was the last thing Harold Morton expected to find while taking some recyclables out to the alley behind his home. When he walked past a Dumpster, he saw it in a cardboard box: a thick blue binder. “I picked the book up and I opened it and right…