On Oct. 31, a theft occurred at Kern Medical Center outside the Information Services Department located at 1700 Mount Vernon Ave. Documents that were intended for the KMC Laboratory Department were stolen from a set of external lockers outside the KMC Information Systems building, according to Paul Hensler, Chief Executive Officer for Kern Medical Center….
Category: Breach Incidents
Navy Finds Lessons In Stolen Laptops, Storage Drives
J. Nicholas Hoover reports: The Navy received a report earlier this year of what appeared to be a serious cyber attack. The breach turned out to be less damaging than feared, but the incident served as a reminder that external storage drives shouldn’t be overlooked as a security risk, even though USB thumb devices got…
A rather bland breach notification sparks questions
Steve Ragan reports: Alpha Software Inc., a business that focuses on development tools for businesses wishing to create AJAX-based platforms, recently announced a data breach in a manner so casual, some actually questioned if it was real. […] Dear Customer, We have been informed that there has been a security breach at the Internet Service…
NY: Romanian gets prison for Citizens Bank ATM fraud
Tiberiu Szebeni, 30, of Romania, who was convicted of bank fraud on Aug. 7, 2009, was sentenced to 27 months in prison and 5 years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, U.S. Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter of the Western District of New York announced on November 12. The defendant was…
CA: Three family members in ID theft credit card ‘bust-out’ sentenced
While many of us were getting ready for Thanksgiving, three members of a Los Angeles family who operated a credit card “bust-out” scheme in the neighborhoods surrounding the Little Armenia section of Los Angeles were sentenced to up to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges. Arutyun Sarkisyan, 27, of the…
Stolen laptop held birth data on all Belizeans
I supposed it was inevitable. A country’s entire population has had their birth certificate information stolen — and yes, because a laptop was left in an employee’s car. Channel 5 in Belize reports: Police are investigating the theft of a laptop that they fear could result in cases of identity theft. That’s because the stolen…