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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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Orange Regional Medical Center asks investigators for info on breach

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

Following revelations yesterday by the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office of a massive Medicare fraud scam that utilized patient data stolen, in part, from Orange Regional Medical Center in New York, I asked the center whether they had known about the breach when it occurred in 2005 and whether and when patients were notified of…

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Error by Veterans Affairs vendor exposed 3,936 veterans’ SSN in mailing

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

In its most recent report to Congress, the Veterans Affairs Department reported that on August 25,  6,299 out of the 69,366  “Benefit Summary” letters intended for veterans and non-veterans in  Massachusetts were mailed to incorrect addresses. The letters contained the veterans’ and non-veterans’ benefit information including  their claim number, which, in some instances,  was the…

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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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Woman gets 18 months for ID theft for misusing her kids’ identities

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Dissent

The Identity Theft Resource Center and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse have both been active in trying to highlight the growing risks of children having their identity information misused for fraud. In too many cases, the perpetrators are their own parents. Although I generally don’t report all these cases on this blog, here’s a case in Maryland…

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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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