David Twiddy reports: Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with stealing the identities of thousands of their classmates and faculty with the goal of the information. A federal grand jury in Kansas City indicted Joseph A. Camp, 26, of New York, and Daniel J. Fowler, 21, of Kansas City, with conspiracy,…
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Shaw airmen exposed to credit card fraud
Officials at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., are warning airmen to watch their credit card balances after reports of credit card fraud on base. The instances of credit card fraud involved 20th Force Support Squadron buildings at Shaw. No Army and Air Force Exchange Service facilities were affected, said Lt. Col. Belinda Petersen, spokeswoman at…
(update) Missing Messiah College Hard Drive Found
As a follow-up to a breach reported here at the beginning of the week, WGAL reported on Friday that the Messiah College employee who had misplaced a hard drive containing personally identifiable information from the financial aid office has found it. As the AP notes, however, the notification letters to 43,000 affected individuals already went out…
NC movers get apology for data breach
The N.C. Utilities Commission is eating crow after inadvertently posting a Greensboro moving company’s confidential information online in violation of the commission’s own privacy policy. The gaffe happens at a time when the commission has issued fines of up to $1,000 against more than 50 moving companies – and is threatening to yank their operating…
IN: Some 1st Source Bank customers get letter informing them of possible security breach
Rich Molina reports: A suspected security breach may have compromised the personal data of some customers at a local bank. Some 1st Source Bank customers got a letter Friday informing them they will be getting a new pin and debit card in the mail. The letter said there was a breach at a third-party payment…
Insurance Glitch Affects AARP Customers
A Glen Burnie man helped uncover an error in the AARP insurance program that sent life insurance reviews to the wrong customers, compromising their identities…… “I looked at the form, and I was shocked. It didn’t have my name on it, phone number, date of birth or my policy number. It had someone else’s personal…