InfoSecurity reports: Last fall, it came to light that Chinese hackers had roamed around unnoticed for months inside the network of USIS, the biggest commercial provider of background investigations to the federal US government. In fact, two of the company’s biggest customers are the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM)….
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Judge Disagrees With Employee Firing Over HIPAA Violation
Elizabeth Snell reports: A Montana judge recently ruled that a healthcare employee’s HIPAA violation did not preclude her from protection under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). The employee had accessed personal information on coworkers for her union-organizing campaign, according to the judge’s decision. Her employer then terminated her, citing a HIPAA violation. However, the judge…
Sally Provides Update on Payment Card Investigation (UPDATED)
Sally Beauty is updating its customers today on its ongoing investigation of unusual payment card activity and on efforts to provide support to any customers who may have been affected by the incident. “We believe it is in the best interests of our customers to alert them that we now have sufficient evidence to confirm that…
OH: Students report credit card info stolen from cafe
Brian Buckey reports: Lourdes University nursing students who recently fell victim to fraud involving their credit or debit cards figured out what may be the best clue for police: They each had made purchases near the end of April at the university cafe. Justin Mannebach, 30, was one of the student victims of the fraud…
Five Charged in Nationwide Identity Theft Scheme
Conspirators obtain identity information of 125,000 taxpayers and submit alleged false federal income tax returns seeking $6.6 million in refunds from IRS MEDFORD, Ore. – Federal law enforcement agents arrested four individuals in conjunction with a series of search and arrest warrants executed in Maryland and Georgia based on an Oregon federal grand jury indictment…
Warner, Johnson, Ayotte introduce Senate bill to require IRS to notify victims of identity theft
U.S. Sens. Mark Warner (D-VA), Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) introduced a bill Wednesday to require the Internal Revenue Service to notify potential victims of identity theft, something the agency has not always done in the past. The Social Security Identity Defense Act of 2015 would require the IRS to notify an individual…