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NI: Former police officer’s damages award accounted for data breach distress, rules NI court

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Dissent

Out-Law.com reports: A former police officer’s claim for a £20,000 damages award to be significantly increased to reflect the distress he suffered as a result of the theft of his sensitive personal data has been rejected by a court in Northern Ireland. The former Special Branch officer, referred to only as ‘CR19’ in the judgment…

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Possible information breach within Maryland VA

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dissent

Whig reports: As many as 165 employees of the Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System received a letter from the VA informing them of a potential breach of privacy. This includes an unknown number of Perry Point employees. On Aug. 28, the personal vehicle of a VA Maryland Health Care employee was broken into and…

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Senior IT worker at top tech law firm arrested for insider trading

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Dissent

Joe Mullin reports: A senior IT employee with the law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati has been arrested for grabbing the firm’s confidential client information and using it to trade stocks. FBI agents arrested 41-year-old Dimitry Braverman at his San Mateo, California, home on Tuesday morning, according to a report in the New York Law Journal. He was released…

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CA: Business owner suspects arson was meant to cover ID theft

Posted on August 30, 2014 by Dissent

Joe Goldeen reports: The owner of a real estate development company that was burned out of its longtime north Stockton offices said he believes the fire was intentionally set to cover up another crime. “We found it was an identity theft break-in. The fire was a diversion,” said Ken Brown, the businessman who moved his…

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NY Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud and Aggravated Identity Theft; Ring Stole 1,800 Wells Fargo Mortgage Files

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

Jeffrey Washington, 36, of New York, NY, pled guilty yesterday to conspiracy to commit bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. According to a statement of facts filed with his plea agreement, Washington was a leader of a group that conspired to steal identity and financial information from Wells Fargo Mortgage offices.  There were twelve Wells…

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Ca: Privacy breach at MUN’s School of Social Work

Posted on August 29, 2014 by Dissent

CBC News reports: Memorial University is dealing with a privacy breach after three desktop computers were stolen from the School of Social Work on its St. John’s campus. Communications Director Dave Sorensen said the computers were stolen from temporary offices in Coughlan College about two weeks ago. Sorenson said the university is still investigating, but it…

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