Meanwhile, in Brooksville, Florida, Erik Waxler reports: The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office just got back an analysis on the four skimmers they found this week at the Hess gas station on Cortez Boulevard and Spring Lake Highway. On those devices — 342 credit card numbers and the names to go with them. “At this time…
Category: U.S.
Ten months later, Memphis Police Dept. first notifies people of data breach?
Melissa Moon reports: A security breach at the Memphis Police Department may have compromised the personal information of thousands. It happened nearly a year ago, but those at risk are just finding out about it. Memphis Police say in April of 2013 someone hacked into a database system used to search for people, residences, and…
Kenerson Associates notifies employees of breach at payroll processor, BenefitMall
Kenerson Associates in Beverly, Massachusetts is notifying 18 current and former employees whose personal information may have been accessed in a breach involving their payroll processor, Dallas, Texas-based BenefitMall. In a letter dated February 18 to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, Kenerson incorporated BenefitMall’s January 16th notification letter to Kenerson about the breach. Their report…
MI: Data breach at Tadych’s Econofoods in Marquette
Today February 21, 2014, Tadych’s Econofoods in Marquette, MI announced between January 8, 2014 and February 17, 2014 that various customers’ credit card and/or debit card information may have been compromised and obtained by an unauthorized person or criminal network. Individual card numbers and expiration dates may have been accessed – but not the cardholder’s…
CalRecycle notifies employees after e-mail breach disclosed their Social Security numbers
California’s Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle), which is under the Department of Environmental Protection, is notifying employees of a recent breach involving Social Security numbers. The text of the letter to employees, which has been uploaded to the California Attorney General’s public breach list, explains: On January 23, 2014, the Human Resources Office…
Queens, N.Y., Men Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Atm Skimming Scheme Targeting New Jersey Bank Customers
Two Romanian natives residing in Queens, N.Y., were sentenced today to prison terms for a scheme to steal account information from bank customers throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut by installing secret card-reading devices on ATMs, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Ioan Leusca, a/k/a “Ionel Spinu,” 30, and Dezso Gyapias, a/k/a “Valentin Folea,”…