Holding a fake jobs fair to steal people’s identity information may have seemed like a great idea to a Texas man – until he got caught.
Category: Breach Incidents
ADP coding error exposed McKesson employees’ SSN and wages (updated to include statement from ADP)
Add McKesson to those affected by a breach involving ADP that was disclosed in June. The breach also affected employees of the city of Houston and US Airways, as reported previously on this blog. On August 9, McKesson notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that it was sending out notifications to some of their employees…
Northrop Grumman notifies linguists of database breach
Northrop Grumman is notifying some of those employed by, or who applied for positions with Northrop Grumman Technical Services, Inc. Balkans Linguist Support Program of a breach. In a letter dated August 9 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, R. David Carlton, Vice President, Associate General Counsel & Sector Counsel, wrote that on July 26,…
Cn: 18 held in information theft crackdown
Ke Jiayun provides more details on part of a recent crackdown and arrests for sale of personal information. Here’s an example of how the data were misused to scam people: A suspected information seller, surnamed Li, was held in Anxi County in Fujian Province over a telecom scam operation. Parents in Songjiang District told police…
ACC staffer faces inquiry after clients’ records stolen
As if ACC hadn’t gotten enough bad press over previous breaches, it’s had another one. Anna Turner reports: The personal details of dozens of Christchurch ACC claimants have been leaked after a staff member’s home was burgled. ACC confirmed yesterday that the home of a Christchurch ACC case manager was broken into on Saturday, August…
Income and Capital Growth Strategies notifies clients after hack
Income and Capital Growth Strategies Inc. is notifying clients of a hack that occurred between July 12 and July 15 of this year. The breach was discovered on July 15. In their notification letter dated August 8, Doug Thorburn, the principal of the firm, writes: We have recently discovered unauthorized access to our computer network…