First they said it wasn’t, now they say it was but not to worry…. read Chris Welch’s report on The Verge.
Category: Breach Incidents
CN: Gang selling personal information busted
Ke Jiayun reports: A 10-member gang were caught in Beijing and Shanghai for illegally obtaining and selling personal information, with local police saying it had seized data belonging to nearly 1 million people. The gang made over 320,000 yuan (US$52,704) from the illegal dealings. In mid-August this year, a woman filed a complaint claiming her…
Target’s notice to customers
If you shopped at Target between November 27 and Dec. 15, see
Dentrix Data Leak Report and Analysis
Recently a dentist PMS (practice management software) was discovered to be uploaded some time ago to well known public torrent trackers. The PMS is a software installation of Dentrix version 11 and is a full installation that appears to be registered to LANAP and Implant Center of Pennsylvania (www.perioimplants.us) according to wnep.com who did the…
NYC: Credit Card Info Stolen From Fine Fare Supermarket Customers, Police Say
Serena Solomon reports: Half a dozen customers of a Lower East Side supermarket had their credit card information stolen after shopping at the store this fall, the store’s manager said. The customers all reported seeing unapproved purchases on their credit cards days after shopping at Fine Fare Supermarket at 175 Clinton St., said David Vargos, the store’s…
Ca: Security breach at provincial registry jeopardizes privacy rights of 25,000 personal support workers; ministry must act
Obviously there’s a political agenda here, but it’s curious I hadn’t heard about any breach until I read this press release. There is no notice on the Ontario PSW site concerning any breach: Concerns and questions are mounting over the lack of provincial government action and oversight following a serious security breach at an employer-run…