WSB-TV in Atlanta reports: An Atlanta mother is upset after she says her daughter’s personal files were left out in a classroom and someone posted pictures of them on Instagram. Maisha Harris says the files showed her daughter’s Social Security number on them and she’s worried about identity theft. “It shows schools, name, her last…
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MN: Big Deals Media tells users to change passwords following hack
KEYC reports that Big Deals Media has e-mailed its users to alert them that their information may be in the hands of hackers. Big Deals says hackers could have gotten ahold of customer names, email addresses and account passwords, but unlike other breaches affecting companies across the country, they didn’t access financial information. Read more on KEYC.
Update: Former IRS employee sentenced
There’s an update to a case previously noted here concerning a rogue Mark Morris of the Kansas City Star reports that Taylor S. Knight has been sentenced to two years in prison and $5,000 in restitution for her role in an id theft scheme. Knight pleaded guilty in July.
New Jersey bill, AB 3146, may not require what the Democrats claim it requires
Yesterday, I posted a press release from the NJ Assembly Democrats about AB 3146, a bill that would expand the definition of “personal information” that might require breach disclosure to consumers. While AB 3146 does expand the duty to notify consumers of a breach to include “user names and email addresses, in combination with any password…
Sex toys e-tailer notifies some customers of breach
Sinclair Institute, provider of articles on sex education as well as sex toys and intimacy aids, is notifying some customers of a breach involving their web site. In a letter dated October 23, David Groves, President, writes in part: We are writing to inform you of a recent data security incident which likely involved some…
FL: Police pinpoint source of Tallassee credit card hack
Lindsey Rogers reports: A Tallassee business is now front and center in an investigation into hundreds of stolen identities. The hack affected up to 700 people in and around the small town. Victims continue to deal with the fallout from the massive credit card hack. Anne Christian and Elizabeth Britt are Tallassee residents who had…