A public notice issued by Lawrence Memorial Hospital in Lawrence, Kansas that appeared on 6News (but not, apparently, on the hospital’s web site yet): On October 28, 2011, Lawrence Memorial Hospital learned that certain information maintained by Mid Continent Credit Services, Inc., d/b/a Blue Sky Credit, the hospital’s vendor for online patient bill-pay services, was inadvertently…
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Two New York men charged in ID theft fraud, stole hotel guests’ information
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., announced the indictment of Lukasz Kruk, 27, and Barry Herndon, 47, for collaborating on a long-term scheme in which they stole and possessed information from 237 credit cards, many of which were used to order more than $840,000 in airline tickets, and other goods and services. According to…
Jefferson County judge issues injunction barring GoDaddy from hosting hacked law enforcement data
Jefferson County, Alabama Sheriff Mike Hale was apparently successful in obtaining an injunction against GoDaddy. As previously reported, GoDaddy has hosted and registered sites that were involved in dumping the personal data of Jefferson County law enforcement employees and their families after hackers went after a number of law enforcement-related web sites. I had thought…
Washington South Supervisory Union advises members of serious breach in financial computer system
Washington South Supervisory Union in Northfield, Vermont reports what they describe as a “serious security breach on its financial computer system” that may have compromised members’ personal financial information. By letter dated October 28 to those affected, the Supervisory Union indicated that until matters were resolved, payroll checks would be issued using paper paychecks. The…
Maryland man used identities obtained by Top of the Line Marketing employee in fraud scheme
From the StarDemocrat: A Gaithersburg man will serve at least two years in prison for an identity theft scheme that included Eastern Shore residents, the U.S. Attorney for District of Maryland announced last week. Jain Vivek, 26, pleaded guilty last week to one count of conspiracy to commit access device fraud and one count of…
Maloney Properties reports laptop theft containing residents’ Social Security Numbers
Maloney Properties has seemingly joined the “stolen laptop” ranks. By letter dated October 28 to those affected, the Massachusetts-based firm reported that a laptop stolen on October 15 contained some limited resident housing data including unencrypted Social Security numbers. The firm explained that it was necessary to store SSN because of federal and state housing…