A man working in an alley made an unusual discovery, dozens of checks written to one restaurant….. NEWSCHANNEL 5 contacted the restaurant where all the checks came from. The Co-Owner of Los Mismos tells NEWSCHANNEL 5 she’s not sure how the checks ended up in the alley 2 blocks from the restaurant. “I was alarmed,…
Category: Breach Incidents
Medical records found in dumpster
A 2 Wants to Know investigation found 623 medical files in a dumpster, unshredded. The records in question, which contained personal information, social security numbers, and health details, came from Battleground Urgent Care which is now Prompt Med. <blockquote>When News 2’s Ashley Smith asked if the records were from the facility, the President of Prompt…
London Borough of Sutton will improve security in wake of breaches
London Borough of Sutton has agreed to take action to comply with data security requirements and has signed an Undertaking to assure the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that personal data will be kept securely in future. The ICO has found London Borough of Sutton in breach of the Data Protection Act after several data security…
Grocery cashier took customer info, feds say
A former grocery store cashier and convicted felon who allegedly used customers’ personal information in a check-forging scheme will stay in jail until trial, a judge ruled Thursday. Janel Ivy, 31, was arrested earlier this month after being indicted in June on one charge of conspiracy to defraud the U.S. and two counts of possession…
Police files found in city skip
A police investigation is under way to find out how files containing details of more than 60 people who applied for jobs with the [Police Service of Northern Ireland] ended up in a skip. The documents were discovered by a contractor in Ann Street in Belfast this week and were handed over to DUP Upper…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Yes, another vehicle situation uncovers a credit card ring. This time, Philip Kevin Zilber Curtin was arrested after police investigated his car breaking down and then obtained evidence of hundreds of fraudulently obtained credit cards, a skimming device, laptop computers and thousands of dollars worth of legitimate gift cards. More. Joel…