Robert Osbourne, Randall Cheek and Brent Rucker pled guilty today to the Christmas Eve 2007 theft of a laptop computer from Metro Election Commission. The laptop contained personal information on every registered voter in Davidson County. Osbourne was sentenced to three years in prison, while the other two men were sentenced to two years’ probation….
Category: Breach Incidents
Suspect identified in Heartland Payment Systems breach
Evan Schuman at Storefront Backtalk is reporting that the Secret Service has identified an overseas suspect in the Heartland Payment Systems breach. Evan also has some other updated info on the breach: The processor first learned of the breach (when alerted by Visa and Mastercard) in late October/early November, said Heartland spokesman Jason Maloni. Previously,…
Patient data stolen in Japan
Ten patients’ personal information has been lost after a sales vehicle containing a set of documents was stolen from a car park. Details of the physicians looking after the patients are also missing, along with the name, date of birth, age, gender, blood test data and questionnaire sheets detailing reactions to medications of the people…
Six month exposure window on Heartland breach?
According to a CBS news report, Platte Valley Bank issued the following release today: The VISA Fraud Control & Investigations has been notified of a confirmed network intrusion that has put VISA account numbers at risk. Platte Valley Bank received a VISA Alert Wednesday, January 21, 2009. As of Thursday morning, January 22nd, 388 of…
Heartland breach raises questions about PCI standard’s effectiveness
Ellen Messmer reports: […] It’s not yet known if the Heartland data breach will count as the largest card heist ever. But some analysts say what is clear is that payment-card processors are under increasing attack, and that the Payment Card Industry (PCI) data security standard that Visa and MasterCard require isn’t sufficient to ensure…
MD: Wicomico County Licensed Nurse Pled Guilty To Elderly’s Identity Theft
This morning, a Licensed Practical Nurse at a Salisbury retirement community pled guilty to stealing the identity of three elderly patients. At least one patient had Alzheimer’s disease and at least one patient has died since the thefts. Twenty-seven-year-old Tara Campbell, from Crisfield, pled guilty to one count of theft scheme over $500 and two…