Craig Palmer reports: The Michigan Dental Association told members in a special alert April 11 that “the MDA has received several calls from member dentists who say that when they submitted their federal taxes this year they learned that their taxes had already been filed, most likely by an identity thief.” According to Karen Burgess,…
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Hackers target 55,000 VFW members (updated)
Jermont Terry reports: Local veterans said they are just learning now their identities may have be stolen from the VFW. Cyber hackers broke into the agency’s website and likely compromised military plans, not to mention the peace of mind of vets. This security breach happened back in February but it seems the thousands of vets…
Part II: Fair Notice or No Notice? The Wyndham Worldwide Case and the Expanding Power of the FTC to Police Data Security
As I expected, a slew of law firms posted their analyses and commentaries on Judge Salas’s ruling on Wyndham’s motion to dismiss the FTC’s complaint about its data security. I haven’t linked to most of them, but took note of this commentary by Lance Koonce and Christin McMeley of Davis Wright Tremaine as they take a less FTC-friendly view…
Hess warns customers that criminals tried to steal credit info at gas pumps
Eric Weiss reports: Hess said Friday that many of its South Florida gas stations have been targeted by thieves using “skimmer” devices to intercept customers’ credit and debit card information. The local gas stations where the illegal activity took place are in Stuart, Jensen Beach, West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. Read more on TCPalm,…
TN: Higher ed systems seek ID theft source
Nathan Baker reports: Tennessee’s two public higher education systems are trying to trace the source of a possible federal income tax scam resulting from the stolen identities of some of their employees. An email sent to faculty and staff in the Tennessee Board of Regents system said the college governing body was alerted to the…
OR: Employment applications found in Little Caesars Pizza dumpster in Salem
Tim Becker reports: A stack of applications that contained personal information was discovered in a dumpster outside a pizza store in Salem. A viewer contacted KOIN 6 News after finding applications for employment at a Little Caesars Pizza store in a dumpster behind the business. “Pretty good stack of them [he found],” said Marilyn Peterson whose…