Steven Ross Johnson reports on a lawsuit involving P2P filesharing and patient data: Officials from a local medical clinic remained silent Monday about claims they allowed sensitive information on AIDS patients to be leaked. Calls to the Open Door Clinic of Greater Elgin, 164 Division St., were not returned Monday. The allegations, made in a…
Category: Breach Incidents
Woman charged with stealing patients’ identities
Chuck Weber reports: Detectives have arrested a West Palm Beach-area woman, accusing her of stealing personal information of diabetes patients. Tuesday Palm Beach County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 35-year old Erika Morales, and served a search warrant at her home. Detective Bill Griffin said Morales stole identities of clients of the medical supply company, Diabetes Direct…
TD Ameritrade data theft settlement talks resume
A lawsuit over the theft of contact information for more than 6 million TD Ameritrade customers has been ordered into mediation, so the search for a satisfactory settlement will continue. Last fall, U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco rejected a proposed settlement last fall that offered anti-spam software and a promise of tighter…
Personal Documents from DHEC Found in Recycling Bin
The Department of Health and Environmental Control has asked the SC Law Enforcement Division to look into allegations that DHEC documents were found in the City of Columbia public recycling bin located behind state agency office buildings on Bull Street. DHEC has recovered and secured the documents, and turned them over to SLED. SLED officials…
Rash of identity thefts hits Valley
David Bolling reports: A wave of identity theft has struck Sonoma with numerous local citizens falling victim to fraudulent bank charges. In the past week alone, at least nine Sonoma residents reported fraudulent charges billed to their bank accounts through bank card transactions they did not make. The charges were global in scope, occurring in…
New fraud reports linked to Heartland breach
Ann Butler reports: As many as 5,000 First National Bank of Durango customers may find they are unable to make purchases with their debit cards after a number of fraudulent transactions. “We’re trying to get ahead of this,” said Moni Grushkin, a senior vice president at the bank. “We want to minimize losses and protect…