Sai Samone Soulyalangsy, 26, of San Joaquin County, was sentenced in federal court this week to 39 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, and restitution of $39,471.03 for multiple felony bank fraud and identity theft charges. This case was the product of an investigation by the U.S. Postal Inspection…
Category: Theft
Unencrypted personal info of LPL Financial clients on stolen device
As I’ve noted in the past, LPL Financial has reported a number of breaches in the past few years, none of which seem to have been reported in the mainstream media. On March 9, the firm reported yet another breach. According to a letter sent by Marc Loewenthal, Senior Vice President and Chief Security/Privacy Officer…
NV: Washoe County School District notifies parents of stolen student info
A reader informed DataBreaches.net that on February 15, a burglary at a locked Washoe County School District building resulted in the theft of two flash drives containing limited personal information on a number of the district’s students. On March 11, the Department of Student Health Services notified parents and guardians about the theft of the…
Two more newly revealed breaches
There are two newly revealed breaches on the HHS/OCR web site that were not previously reported in the media: Laboratory Corporation of America/Dynacare Northwest, Inc. State: Washington Approx. # of Individuals Affected: 5,080 Date of Breach: 2/12/10 Type of Breach: Theft Location of Breached Information: Laptop Lee Memorial Health System State: Florida Approx. # of…
Detective: Hundreds could be victims of identity theft
Travis County [Texas] deputies have arrested a man who they say is responsible for hundreds of cases of identity theft. Piles of checks, drivers’ licenses, gift cards and receipts blanketed a table at the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday. “We recovered 70 fake Texas licenses and ID cards, 628 stolen and counterfeit checks,” said Detective…
Stolen council laptops contained sensitive information on pupils
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found Warwickshire County Council in breach of the Data Protection Act (DPA) following the theft of two laptops and the loss of a memory stick. The laptops, which were unencrypted and not physically secured or locked away, were stolen from council offices. They held sensitive personal information relating to…