State Farm Insurance reported (pdf) that when they discovered that an employee of a Tennessee agent had improperly disposed of trash containing customer information, they decided to notify all customers of the Tennessee agent. They report that as a consequence of the incident, the agent changed their procedures to use a secured waste container in…
Category: Breach Incidents
Godwin Pumps of America employee data on stolen laptop
On March 4, a laptop containing personal information on about 180 employees of Godwin Pumps of America was stolen in Cobb County, Georgia. According to the notification (pdf) sent by the firm’s lawyers, information on the password-protected laptop contained the employees’ names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. There was no indication of…
Lost laptop contained Penton Media customer credit card data
On March 16, a Penton Media employee lost a laptop and case containing some customer credit card information in hard copy and electronic form. The laptop was password-protected but the electronic files were not encrypted. The files contained customers’ names, credit card numbers, and credit card expiration dates of 54 customers who attended an IWCE…
Laptop with Catalent Pharma Solutions employee data stolen
On February 23, a laptop assigned to a Corporate Human Resources Department employee of Catalent Pharma Solutions was stolen from vehicle in New Jersey. The laptop contained information on 2,656 current and former employees, including their names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and salary information. The laptop was reportedly password-protected. Catalent’s draft of their notification (pdf)…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Susan Shaw has been charged with multiple counts of theft and identity theft. Investigators say she gained access to a financial database and that there are at least 11 victims. More. Mark Pinella, owner of Dino’s Pizza in Fayetteville, has been charged with multiple counts of ID theft for skimming his…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Eric Christopher Thorsen was sentenced to five years in prison for a scheme in which he and Amy Ruth Bergquist advertised for sex partners on Craigslist in order to steal their identities. Berquist was previously sentenced to prison for her part. More. Laura Althouse, formerly employed at an Iowa slaughterhouse where…