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Employee of IT contractor sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing info on law and CPA firms’ clients

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Dissent

SACRAMENTO, CA—Michael Garcia, 39, of Stockton, was sentenced on May 31, 2012  by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 57 months in prison for fraud in connection with computers and in connection with an access device, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Garcia was employed as a…

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U. Nebraska breach also affected state colleges

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dissent

Oh ho… so it wasn’t just U. of Nebraska affected by the hack reported May 23. The Lincoln Journal Star reports: Nebraska State College System officials have been notified that their records were included in a security breach reported last week by the University of Nebraska in late May. The State College System and NU…

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Congress critical of TRICARE’s response; requests detailed answers while criticizing TRICARE and SAIC

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dissent

Cross-posted from phiprivacy.net: At least some members of Congress are not happy with the response to a letter they sent TRICARE following the theft of backup tapes from the unattended vehicle of an employee of their contractor, SAIC.  The tapes contained information on approximately 5 million military beneficiaries and their dependents. Although TRICARE’s response was not disclosed publicly, Rep. Ed…

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Penn Station, Inc. and its Franchisees Alert Customers of Credit/Debit Card Security Issues

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dissent

Ruh oh. Penn Station, Inc. and some of its franchisees have announced that they have learned of unauthorized access to credit and debit card information in certain franchisee-owned Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants. Less than 20 percent of Penn Station’s more than 235 restaurants have been identified as potentially affected to date. “We want…

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A Six-Figure Credit Breach at Five Guys (updated)

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Dissent

I hate it when we only find out about data breaches from lawsuits, but at least we find out.  Marlene Kennedy of Courthouse News reports: Five Guys burger joints failed to safeguard their data, giving hackers access to the accounts of debit-card-paying customers, a bank claims in court. Trustco Bank says the hackers racked up…

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University of Nebraska breach needs to reverberate in Washington, D.C.

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Dissent

The University of Nebraska disclosed a breach last week, which I dutifully entered on DataLossDB. The breach sounded like it could be huge, despite the university’s statement that it had no evidence (at that time) that any data had been downloaded: The NeSIS database includes Social Security numbers, addresses, grades, transcripts, housing and financial aid…

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