Jeff Goldman reports: The tax preparation solutions provider TaxAct recently began notifying an undisclosed number of customers that their personal information may have been inappropriately accessed. “We have concluded that an unauthorized third party accessed your TaxAct account between November 10 and December 4, 2015,” the company stated in a letter [PDF] sent on January 11, 2016 to those…
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Improper redaction exposed Virginia employees’ personal info
Earlier this week, Jigsaw Security noted that they had discovered that improper redaction of documents posted on the Virginia Dept of Human Resource Management website was potentially exposing employees’ personal information: A PDF posted by this organization contained information that was obfuscated by blocks but was a layered image so if you edit the document the…
Nearly 21,000 customer records hit by Blue Shield security breach
Courtney Perkes reports: Blue Shield of California announced Thursday that personal information from nearly 21,000 individual and family plan customers was accessed in a security breach late last year. The information included names, addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers. Read more on Orange County Register. This incident does not appear to be on…
Data breach class action dismissed against SuperValu for lack of standing
Another lawsuit over a data breach has been dismissed for lack of standing. This time it’s SuperValu, who was sued for two breaches in 2014. Kathryn Rattigan writes: Last week, a Minnesota court ruled that a consolidated class action filed against SuperValu retail chain failed to assert any harm, finding that while SuperValu did suffer…
Hyatt says 250 of its hotels had malware last year
There’s an update to the breach reported by Hyatt Hotels in December. Joseph Pisani reports: Hyatt said Thursday that it found malicious software in about 250 of its hotels, including five in the Chicago, that may have exposed customers’ credit- and debit-card numbers and other information to hackers. It’s the first time the hotel operator has listed…
MT: St. Peter’s Hospital, pharmacist, sued over medical privacy following alleged rape
Sanjay Talwani reports: A woman who went to St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena after an alleged a rape is suing the hospital and a pharmacist, saying they violated her medical privacy. The woman told authorities last year she was raped by Andrew Stevick back in January 2015. He’s admitted to criminal endangerment in the case and…