Hundreds of files — with social security numbers, bank account numbers and other sensitive U.S. government information — were found in a filing cabinet purchased from the U.S. consulate in Jerusalem through a local auction. […] The files contained social security numbers of U.S. Marines and State Department employees stationed in Israel, and documentation of…
Category: Breach Incidents
NY: SBU student charged with identity theft
A Stony Brook University college student has been charged with first-degree identity theft after police arrested him Monday. They allege that Oluwole Owoseni, 22, of Brooklyn, stole the personal information of other students to apply for a student loan and credit card. Owoseni worked at the campus Career Center and the Student Affairs office. The…
IE: 8,000 NI patients’ medical records missing
A computer tape with medical records of more than 8,000 patients has disappeared en route from Northern Ireland to England, it was revealed today. It was sent from the Garden Street doctors’ surgery in Magherafelt, Co Derry, to an IT company in London which was updating the practice’s system. A courier picked up the details…
UK: Details of the £229 million Japanese Bank Hacking Attempt Revealed
Computer hackers have reportedly applied sophisticated password-detection software application to steal £229million from one of the largest banking groups from Japan. The reports unveiled that a security supervisor from the bank helped Belgian hackers to enter into the offices of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in London back in 2004. […] The company accounts targeted by…
Ca: Dozens bilked of thousands in debit card scam
Joe Belanger reports: Dozens of Stratford residents were bilked of thousands of dollars from their bank accounts last weekend in a debit card scam, police say. How the culprits were able to withdraw the money is still being investigated, said Stratford police Insp. Sam Theocharis. It’s not known how many bank accounts were hit and…
Monster Says Hackers May Have Stolen Data in Several Countries
Simon Thiel reports: Monster Worldwide Inc., the operator of the most-used jobs Web site, said hackers may have stolen confidential details of users in more than one country after the Times reported the data of 4.5 million U.K. users was accessed. Monster hasn’t established which countries were affected, Michelle Brown, a company spokeswoman in London,…