The Federal Trade Commission has notified almost 100 organizations that personal information, including sensitive data about customers and/or employees, has been shared from the organizations’ computer networks and is available on peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing networks to any users of those networks, who could use it to commit identity theft or fraud. The agency also has…
Category: Breach Incidents
(follow-up) Cops say suspected data thief continued spending while awaiting trial
George Warren reports: A data breach involving 29,500 Northern California Kaiser Permanente employees discovered a year ago has led to at least 400 Kaiser employees becoming victims of identity theft, according to criminal investigators. Detectives said the woman accused of stealing the personnel files continued to victimize employees even while she awaited trial. Mia Garza,…
(update) GA: Up to 170,000 Valdosta State grades, other information breached
Arek Sarkissian II reports: A Valdosta State server that was reported as being breached last month could have exposed the information of up to 170,000 students and faculty, the university said on Thursday. Valdosta State officials reported the discovery of a breach on Dec. 11 and estimated it began on Nov. 11. On Thursday, the…
Business Counter-Sues Bank in Fraud Dispute
Linda McGlasson reports: The Texas machinery company that was sued by its bank after a data breach has filed a countersuit against the institution, saying it “won’t be bullied.” The case pits Plano, TX-based Hillary Machinery, Inc. against PlainsCapital Bank, a $4.4 billion institution headquartered in Dallas. Hillary was defrauded by cyber thieves who made…
3000 Small Dog Electronics customers’ credit card details compromised
Electronics retailer Small Dog Electronics has suffered from a systems breach that left 3000 customers’ credit card details compromised. The data theft, which left the credit card details exposed from late December to almost the end of January, used a security hole in the in-house web application that had been developed to manage Smalldog’s ecommerce…
Ca: Massive Windsor debit card scam even took credit union CEO Charles Janisse for $480
Sonja Puzic reports: No one was immune to the massive debit card fraud scheme that rattled Windsor over the weekend — not even the CEO of a local credit union. Charles Janisse, CEO of the Motor City Credit Union, was among hundreds of victims who’ve had money stolen from their bank accounts through automated teller…