Lindsey Clark reports: Dixie Restaurants was contacted in regards to a potential breach of credit and debit card information at two Dixie Cafe locations in Little Rock and Hot Springs, Arkansas. Dixie Restaurants is currently working with law enforcement officials to determine the origin and extent of the data that has been compromised at these…
Category: U.S.
IL: Springfield publishes private info on FOIA website
Bruce Rushton reports: Admitting that it “goofed,” the city of Springfield put documents online that contained sensitive information such as Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, home and work telephone numbers and even a bank account number and the name of someone who called the state anonymously to report suspected child abuse. The documents were…
(follow-up) Woman sentenced for stealing Durham city workers’ identities
As a follow-up to a case previously covered on this site, WRAL now reports: A Durham woman was sentenced Thursday to prison after pleading guilty to using the personal information of city employees to obtain credit cards and purchase items online and by phone. Alexis Faison, 27, of 1028 Slateworth Drive, pleaded guilty to 39…
Everett man who stole IDs of 70 people is sentenced
A follow-up to a case previously reported in Bits ‘n Pieces Cathy McLain reports: An Everett man was sentenced to 40 months in prison Wednesday on federal bank-fraud and identity-theft charges that involved fraudulent use of the identities of about 70 people. Craig A. Galey, 35, had pleaded guilty to the charges in U.S. District…
SB hospital fined $325,000 for breach of patient records (updated)
Lora Hines reports: Community Hospital of San Bernardino has been fined a total of $325,000 for breaches of more than 200 patient records by two employees in 2009. Community Hospital is one of five facilities statewide recently fined $675,000 for unauthorized access of nearly 230 medical records for more than 200 patients in violation of…
Apple’s Worst Security Breach: 114,000 iPad Owners Exposed
Ryan Tate writes: Apple has suffered another embarrassment. A security breach has exposed iPad owners including dozens of CEOs, military officials, and top politicians. They—and every other buyer of the wireless-enabled tablet—could be vulnerable to spam marketing and malicious hacking. […] The specific information exposed in the breach included subscribers’ email addresses, coupled with an…