Eric Anderson reports: Pioneer Bank over the weekend alerted some of its customers that an employee’s laptop stolen Jan. 26 contained “secured personal information of certain customers, including names, social security numbers, street addresses, and account and debit card numbers.” Letters were sent to those customers whose information “may have been on this laptop,” Pioneer…
Category: Theft
Essar Group claims leaked e-mails were stolen. Or fabricated.
What’s the law in India about the press publishing documents that have been stolen if they haven’t been involved in the theft? I know we have First Amendment protection here (although it’s not absolute), but what’s Indian law on that? There’s a scandal involving Essar Group, with the media reporting revelations as a whistleblower leak….
St. Mary Church food pantry computer stolen in Lorain, Ohio
May really bad karma teach this thief a lesson. Ron Vidika reports: A computer that was used to keep track of the names of family members receiving food at the monthly food pantry and community lunch at St. Mary Church in Lorain was stolen in broad daylight Feb. 23, the church’s pastor said. The theft…
Lawsuit filed over Shorter University data theft
And so it begins… A potential class-action lawsuit against Shorter University has been filed by a former student who became a victim of identity theft/tax refund fraud following the theft of records last year. Reports of identity theft related to tax refund fraud started emerging in February, and as of last week, there were over 30 reports….
No sign of data breach after Centcom laptops stolen, U.S. Attorney says
Howard Altman reports: The U.S. Attorney’s Office says that there are no signs of a data breach caused by the theft of five laptop computers from U.S. Central Command sometime in April 2013. “There is no indication of a data breach at this point,” said spokesman William Daniels. “As cases proceed, we always remain open…
GA: More Victims Come Forward in Shorter University Identity Theft (updated)
Coosa Valley News reports: Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes…