Ah… another media report of a breach that leaves me scratching my head. Margaret Harding reports: Duquesne Light Co. is notifying thousands of customers that an employee mishandled their personal information. There is no evidence anyone used the information illegally, but the company will offer two years of free credit monitoring to 20,000 of its…
Category: Breach Incidents
Stoke-on-Trent City Council fined £120k after mis-sent email disclosed sensitive child data (update 2)
Public Service reports: Stoke-on-Trent City Council has been hit with a major fine after sensitive information on a child protection case was emailed to the wrong person, the Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed. The ICO, which can fine up to £500,000 for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act, said the £120,000 fine issued to…
Former Personal Banker Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Case, Admits Sharing Personal Information of Account-Holders
LeRoy Brown, a former personal banker from Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in an identity theft scheme involving $121,400 in forged checks, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced. Brown, 32, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Honorable John…
VSECU notifies consumers of missing backup tapes
TD Bank isn’t the only financial sector entity dealing with missing backup tapes these days. Vermont-based VSECU sent out notification letters yesterday after two unencrypted backup tapes created on August 27th were discovered missing on September 10. The tapes contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, financial account information, and transaction records. The credit union…
Barnes & Noble discloses breach involving pin pads at dozens of stores (update2)
Remember when Michael’s Stores found that pin pads in some stores had been replaced? It looks like the same thing has happened to bookseller Barnes & Noble’s brick and mortar stores. According to the New York Times, the firm discovered the breach on September 14. As of now, it appears that pads at 63 stores…
Official Thailand Mcdonalds Hacked, User Credentials Leaked By Maxney
Turkish Agent Hacker Group member Maxney has been at it again targeting high profile fast food websites after last week’s attack on Pepsi Hungary which seen a 14 part leak that totalled over 50,000 user credentials being leaked. Today Maxney has contacted us again with an attack on Thailand’s McDonald’s website which has allowed them to gain access to the…