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HSBC notifies customers after discovering former employee took customer data as a parting gift to himself

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

HSBC Bank USA National Association notified customers after an insider breach that occurred in July but was only posted to California‘s web site on October 30. It’s not totally clear to me when consumers were notified or when the state was. From the  letter to those whose SSN’s weren’t involved: We recently became aware of an incident that…

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Kaiser Permanente notifies employees after e-mail error exposes their SSN to unauthorized individual

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

On October 29, Kaiser Permanente began notifying employees of a breach that occurred August 24th when their names, Social Security numbers, and other information were mistakenly e-mailed to an individual not authorized to receive such information. From their letter: [First Name] [Last Name] [Street Address] [City], [State], [ZIP code] Dear [First Name], We are writing…

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Julius Bär data theft probe widens

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

World Radio Switzerland reports: Swiss prosecutors say they are now investigating three people in connection with the theft of data at Swiss private bank Julius Bär [Baer]. Until now, the only suspect who has been arrested, is a former employee of the bank. He is alleged to have sold a CD containing the stolen bank…

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Fake Japanese app steals 10m pieces of personal info

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

Dave Evans reports: A group of Japanese app developers could face up to three years imprisonment after being arrested over a smartphone virus scam. Initial reports said that about 90,000 smartphones were infected by the virus which extracted personal information stored on users’ handsets. The apps, marketed to unsuspecting customers as a download called “The Movie”,…

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Rental leases with personal information found outside apartment complex

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

Keke Collins reports from South Carolina:   Pictures taken in July show boxes of old leasing agreements from Cypress Cove Apartments in West Ashley tossed outside the complex’s storage unit area. The papers, which were discovered this past July, were full of social security numbers, credit reports, W-2  forms, addresses and phone numbers from previous residents….

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Some updates on the South Carolina Dept. of Revenue breach

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Dissent

Some updates while I was offline due to Hurricane Sandy. Well, I’m still without power, and our street is still impassable and yet another storm is due in two days, but thankfully the library is open and I can keep warm here for a bit each day… From the I-was-waiting-for-this dept.: Security experts blew raspberries…

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