Occasionally, we find out about a data breach via court filings instead of notifications or media coverage. This is one of those times, it seems. As far as I can determine, the incident discussed in the court case was not reported to the NYS Consumer Protection Board by either Cambridge Who’s Who or Proactive Technology…
Category: Business Sector
Hacking creates chaos for Snow Creek and its customers
Scott Canon reports: Snow Creek ski resort in Weston and many of its credit card customers appear to be victims of an attack by Internet hackers that first came to light Friday morning. By midday Friday the Platte County outfit had cut its on-site credit card processing system from the Internet and was warning customers…
(update) Ark. man accused of stealing 100,000 iPad e-mail addresses remains jailed after move to NJ
David Porter of the Associated Press reports: One of two men charged with stealing more than 100,000 e-mail addresses of Apple iPad users remained jailed Wednesday after making his first court appearance in New Jersey. Andrew Auernheimer, wearing handcuffs and a prison jumpsuit, chatted and joked with court personnel before the brief hearing in front…
TX: Credit/Debit Card Theft at the Drive-Thru
Patti Shieh reports: Police have arrested 21-year-old Dayvon Clement in connection to numerous thefts of credit and debit card numbers in Pearland. He allegedly used a portable, battery-powered skimmer to get the numbers. Police looking for a pattern among ID theft victims discovered that each one had gone through the drive through at the Jack…
KY: Cumberland man, wife accused of stealing IDs from dealership
Bill Estep reports: A former employee of a Harlan County car dealership stole customers’ identities and used the information to buy vehicles under their names, then sell them over the Internet, state police have charged. Paul Anthony Casolari, 42, of Cumberland is charged with 12 counts of identity theft… Read more on Kentucky.com
(follow-up) Maine league gets kudos from media on breach alert
The Maine Credit Union League’s proactive work in alerting consumers last week to a breach at a jewelry store that affected about 1,000 credit union members as well as other consumers not only garnered attention from the media, but also media kudos for the way it handled the situation. Read more on CUNA News. It’s…