Since HHS has been revamping their breach tool, I’ve had a tough time figuring out what’s newly added or what I’ve missed. One incident, caught my eye, however, and I was able to find the covered entity’s notice of the breach. An undated notice* linked from Aspire Indiana, Inc.‘s home page explains: Aspire Indiana, Inc. Notifies Individuals…
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Credit card data stolen from Mesa del Sol Golf Club
The Yuma Sun reports: Yuma County sheriff’s deputies are investigating the fraudulent use of credit card numbers stolen from the Mesa del Sol Golf Club clubhouse in January. Sheriff’s spokesman Alfonso Zavala said Thursday there are at least 41 known unauthorized transactions stemming from the breach, though he didn’t know the number of cards they…
GA: Shorter U. students claim to be victims of identity theft
There may be a follow-up to a breach involving theft of student records noted on this site in November 2014. Jeremy Stewart reports: The September 2014 theft of student files from Shorter University could be the source of problems for two Rome women who say they are the victims of fraudulent tax returns. Whitney Chanelle Ringer,…
OPM monitoring Anthem breach; 1.3m federal employees covered by Anthem
Aliya Sternstein had an interesting exclusive the other day on NextGov: The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc., which provides coverage to 1.3 million federal employees. Anthem runs the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Service Benefit Plan, better known…
At least four lawsuits filed against Anthem within days of breach disclosure
Yes, it was less than 24 hours before the first potential class action was filed. Here are four potential class action lawsuits we know about already: Indy law firm files lawsuit on behalf of Anthem customers (Plaintiff: Karen Meadows) Anthem Sued Over Large Data Breach by California Consumer (Plaintiff: Susan Morris) Anthem’s big data breach…
Jefferson National Parks Association discloses POS breach at Gateway Arch stores
Seen on the non-profit association’s web site: Information on Data Compromise at Gateway Arch stores On December 17, 2014, federal authorities alerted Jefferson National Parks Association that we may have been the victim of possible theft of payment card numbers at our two stores at the Gateway Arch: the Museum Store and Levee Mercantile. JNPA regrets any…