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Cn: China cracks down on selling personal info

Posted on May 16, 2017 by Dissent

Global Times reports: The Supreme People’s Procuratorate of China announced several typical cases of infringement of personal information. One of the cases involved several national staff members who take advantage of their positions to illegally obtain – and sell – citizens’ personal information. Between 2014 and 2016, an employee surnamed Han from the Shanghai Municipal…

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Former Government Contractor Pleads Guilty To ID Theft Scheme

Posted on May 14, 2017 by Dissent

A former government contractor pleaded guilty Friday to stealing the identities of numerous co-workers to make purchases at online retailers such as Amazon, Express, and Victoria’s Secret. According to the statement of facts filed with the plea agreement, Lakeisha Bradshaw, 28, of Temple Hills, Maryland, was a government contractor employed by Veteran Solutions, Inc., and was…

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Couple sues Virginia Mason Medical Center for 2nd time after winning $8.5M verdict

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Dissent

Alyssa Rege reports: A Washington couple filed a second lawsuit against Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center, alleging the institution failed to provide information about multiple privacy breaches involving their medical and financial records, according to K-5 News. Matthew and Sarah Hipps, MD, previously sued VMMC in 2013. Read more on Becker’s Hospital Review.

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NL: Cop claims entrapment in police data leak arrest

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dissent

Janene Pieters reports: The trial against former police officer Mark M., suspected of selling police information to criminals, was delayed until at least December so that other witnesses can be questioned. In court on Tuesday M. said that he searched the police database as a “hobby”, though refused to explain how the data he searched…

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Company Awarded Damages After Former Employee Hacks Its Systems and Hijacks Its Website

Posted on May 10, 2017 by Dissent

Michael Bertoncini writes: A company can recover damages from its former employee in connection with his hacking into its payroll system to inflate his pay, accessing its proprietary files without authorization and hijacking its website, a federal court ruled. Tyan, Inc. v. Yovan Garcia, Case No. CV 15-05443- MWF (JPRx) (C.D. Cali. May 2, 2017). The…

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CVS pharmacy tech charged with 20 counts of identity theft

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Dissent

From Boston 25: A 22-year-old pharmacy technician faces numerous counts of identity theft after he was accused of stealing credit card information from customers at a Nashua CVS. Police say Bounhange Tang, 22, took photos of credit cards from 20 different customers at the pharmacy on Daniel Webster Highway and then looked up the customers’…

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