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UK: 5,400 medical files stolen in Downpatrick break-in

Posted on February 4, 2010 by Dissent

Some might not consider this a breach because of the encryption: Medical records of 5,400 patients have been stolen from a doctors’ surgery in Downpatrick. The break-in happened at the surgery of Drs Hannah and McGoldrick at Pound Lane over the Christmas period. They were in two computer hard disk drives and several DVDs containing…

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Bronx man found guilty in million-dollar ID theft and tax fraud

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dissent

Felix Nkansah, 28, was found guilty of participating in an identity theft ring and defrauding the United States Treasury. His conviction followed a one-week trial in Manhattan federal court. According to the Superseding Indictment and evidence presented at trial: Beginning in 2007, Nkansah participated in an identity theft ring whose purpose was to file, via…

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PA: Greensburg medical facility laptops stolen

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Dissent

Bob Stiles reports: Two laptop computers containing patient information were stolen from two Greensburg medical complexes over the weekend, city police said Tuesday. One theft occurred at Dr. Barry Bupp’s dental practice in Medical Commons One on South Street, the other in Dr. Elie Abdallah’s office in the Medical Arts Building on Shearer Street, police…

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UK: ATL agrees to improve information security after thousands of union members’ personal details are stolen

Posted on February 1, 2010 by Dissent

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has found the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in breach of the Data Protection Act after a laptop and memory stick were reported lost or stolen, containing the personal details of over 6,000 union members. The laptop was the property of the ATL and contained the personal details of…

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MA: Former Revere resident details family’s national credit card fraud, ID theft scheme

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Dissent

Details of a Revere family’s nationwide credit card and identification theft scheme were disclosed by a convicted family member who testified Friday at the federal court trial of the lone remaining defendant, an associate from Texas. Donald Desimone, Jr., 45, formerly of 43 Hight St., Revere, who currently awaits a February sentencing, described the massive…

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NY: Police Investigating Laptop Theft, Security Breach of 1,400 Columbia Affiliates

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Dissent

From BWOG, Columbia University’s undergraduate magazine: Three laptops containing the personal information of 1,400 Columbia affiliates were stolen Monday from university offices, administration sources tell Bwog. Though details of the thefts are not yet being released, university officials confirm that Social Security numbers are among the sensitive data contained on the laptops. The computers were…

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