Another cup of coffee, and here’s some of what I’m reading: Western Connecticut State University is notifying 235,000 people their records, including social security numbers and other personal information, were insecure on its computers for three years and four months. WCSU said it has found no evidence that records were inappropriately accessed. Read about it…
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This ‘n that
Some of what I’m reading this morning while working on my first cup of coffee: I was surprised to read that the Department of Defense is involved in notifying military members and families who paid state income taxes in South Carolina about the massive SC Department of Revenue breach. Does the DOD normally get involved…
FL: Broward man pleads guilty in massive identity theft (updated)
Wayne K. Roustan reports that a former employee of an unnamed North Miami law firm was involved in an ID theft/tax refund scheme: Rodney Saintfleur, 28, of West Park, plead to one count of conspiracy to defraud the government, one count of access device fraud, and one count of aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said. Evidence…
Pinnacle Foods Group LLC Reports Data Breach; Individuals in Multiple States Could Be Affected
A company that produces some of the most well-known food brand products issued a press release yesterday: Pinnacle Foods Group LLC, a producer, marketer and distributor of branded food products, today announced that the personal information of up to 1,818 individuals in up to 13 states plus Mexico may have been affected by a theft…
CA: Cyber Hacker Steals Credit Card Numbers From EJ Phair Customers
Emily Henry reports: Customers of Concord’s EJ Phair Brewing Company may have noticed some unusual charges on their bank statements recently, ranging anywhere from a $700 fee at Staples in Washington state to a couple of bucks at a McDonald’s in Nevada. The cause of those unexplained charges has been discovered as the work of a sophisticated…
Sourcefire laptop with employee data stolen
Sourcefire has had a breach that is probably a bit embarrassing for a company known for security solutions. It seems a company laptop with employees’ Social Security numbers was stolen on November 6, and according to their notification letter to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office, the laptop was (only?) “password-protected.” Their letter didn’t…