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State Agency ID Theft May Affect 11,000

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Dissent

The following news report on a breach involving a Connecticut state agency seems to be equating theft of PII with identity theft, a problem we’ve seen all too many times, although there may be cases of ID theft associated with this breach. On Monday, Office of Policy Management Secretary Robert Genuario announced that as many…

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Police seize computers in ACIC investigation

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Dissent

Richard Duke contributed to this report from the Benton Courier: Arkansas State Police have served two search warrants and seized computers and other items from the home and office of a local bail bondsman, apparently in relation to its investigation of the alleged misuse of police passwords to illegally obtain private information on local residents….

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New 5/3 debit cards ‘safety precaution’

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dissent

WOOD-TV reports: A security breach through a third-party payment company prompted Fifth Third Bank to send new debit cards to its customers as a safety precaution. Bank officials sent a letter to customers and said the debit cards may have been compromised, but other sensitive information, such as Social Security numbers, were not accessed. The…

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Dumped documents lead to internal investigation

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dissent

Jennifer Emert reports from Georgia: Albany Police have launched an internal investigation after sensitive city documents were found near an alley garbage can. APD Chief John Proctor says that violates the department’s policy to shred or burn documents containing sensitive information. It may even be in violation of state law that requires businesses to shred…

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Town recovers $378,470 stolen by hackers (updated)

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dissent

Michael Valkys reports: Town of Poughkeepsie officials Thursday night announced the town has recovered more than $378,000 in town funds alleged to have been stolen by cyber thieves. Supervisor Patricia Myers announced the recovery at a special Town Board meeting at Town Hall. She read a brief statement after the board’s approximately one-hour executive session….

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(update) Virus that hit Mary’s Pizza “so new it was not even in virus database”

Posted on March 19, 2010 by Dissent

David Bolling provides more information on a breach reported here previously: The Plaza location of Mary’s Pizza Shack has been identified as the target of Internet hackers who penetrated the restaurant’s computer system with a “logger” virus that captured credit card numbers at the transaction terminal. The presence of a virus was discovered by a…

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