Jill Harmacinski of The Eagle-Tribune reports that the city of Lawrence (Massachusetts) will be paying for free credit reports for more than 400 people subjected to questionable background checks by the School Department. Officials are now trying to figure out how many of the more than 400 background checks were actually legitimate checks for School…
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Identities stolen at NC DMV
The North Carolina Dept. of Motor Vehicles is reporting that at least 13 people who used the Carrboro office between July 1, 2008 and April 6, 2009 may have had their personal information stolen — “names, addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, driver license numbers, Social Security numbers and possible medical information could have been…
NE: Bruning Warns Against Careless Disposal Of Records
Mike McKnight of WOWT in Nebraska reports that as a follow-up to their exposure of a breach that exposed personnel files on more than 20 former employees of Claire’s, Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning gave Claire’s Corporation a written notice that they needed to develop a policy to ensure records are properly destroyed and not…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Andrew Paparella Jr. was arrested and charged with stealing credit card numbers belonging to patrons of his restaurant, the Citrus café. More. Gene Anthony Franklin Jr. faces up to 73 years in prison for stealing the identities of more than one dozen people by posing as a real estate investor to…
Fujitsu Consulting first notifying people of July 2008 breach (commentary)
When a package containing an electronic storage device was lost in transit between Fujitsu Consulting offices in New York City and Montreal by an overnight courier on July 28, 2008, the unnamed courier service and law enforcement were immediately notified. It is only now, however, that 3,410 individuals associated with Travelers Insurance Company are being…
Personal info of 18,000 Nashville students exposed on the web (updated)
The Associated Press reports that the Tennessee Department of Education has announced that a private contractor, Public Consulting Group, accidentally exposed personal information of more than 18,000 Nashville public school students and 6,000 of their parents on the web from December 28 through March 31, when the problem was discovered by a parent. Information on…