Mike De Souza reports: The House of Commons has launched an internal probe in the wake of an “administrative error” that resulted in hundreds of personal income tax forms mailed to the wrong addresses, Canwest News Service has learned. The glitch affected 697 former staffers of members of Parliament in 2009 who received a T4…
Category: Breach Incidents
S.Korea to probe huge online data leak
Another contender for a future Top 10 list: South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked. The move came a day after police arrested three South Koreans for selling private information, including IDs,…
State leads investigation of sheriff’s deputy alleged to have taken reports, data
Elizabeth Larson reports: A Lake County Sheriff’s deputy is the subject of an ongoing investigation involving the alleged theft of documents and massive amounts of protected data, surveillance of fellow deputies and allegations that he posted an investigative report on the Internet because of political motivations. Dariush Michael Morshed, 48, is at the center of…
CO: Littleton Pizza Hut employees angry over personal info breach
John Romero of KDVR reports: Employees of a local Pizza Hut franchise are outraged after personal documents, including employment applications, social security numbers, and tax information, are left at car wash on Federal Boulevard. FOX31 viewer Melvin Burris found the documents at the Road Runner Car Wash at Belleview and Federal when he stopped to…
TD Bank worker charged with fraud
Jim Walsh reports: A former switchboard operator for TD Bank in Mount Laurel provided customer information to accomplices who withdrew more than $200,000 from victims’ accounts, federal authorities say. Talayah Little, 26, of Hainesport, conspired with a co-worker to obtain computerized customer data, such as account and driver’s license numbers, said the U.S. Attorney’s Office…
(follow-up) PA: Accused card skimmer indicted
As a follow-up to a case previously covered (here), Keith Phucas reports: A Philadelphia man was indicted in federal court Thursday for allegedly skimming numerous credit card accounts of customers at a Plymouth Meeting pizza restaurant. Darnell Greene, 24, was charged with access device fraud, conspiracy to commit access device fraud and aggravated identity theft,…