Andy Liscano reports: Someone mailed an envelope anonymously to Action Ten’s Andy Liscano. It didn’t have a return address on it. But inside were tax returns and loan documents for 7 Corpus Christi residents. Sensitive personal information that, in the wrong hands, could potentially be disastrous for these people. One of them is a Corpus…
Category: Business Sector
McDonald’s Warns Customers of Data Theft
Mitch Lipka reports: McDonald’s is warning its customers of the theft of a database of customers who signed up for promotions, such as its Monopoly game. The data breach makes them vulnerable to phishing attacks and other scams and identity theft. McDonald’s stressed that its records don’t include financial information or Social Security Numbers. But it would…
Hackers steal Walgreens e-mail list, attack consumers
Bob Sullivan reports: Pharmacy giant Walgreens had to swallow some bitter medicine on Friday when it told customers that a computer criminal had stolen its e-mail marketing list. The criminal used the list to send out realistic-looking spam that asked recipients to enter their personal information into a Web page controlled by hackers. “We are…
Update: Chicken Express owners release statement
KYTX provides an update to their coverage of a Chicken Express breach affecting hundreds of people in Tyler, Texas and other areas. The breach involved an employee skimming cards at a Tyler franchise. Here is the statement by the owners: In the summer of 2010, the Tyler police made us aware of a situation involving…
Blizzard’s Chinese GM quits after large data breach
Matthew Humphries writes about major fallout following the exposure of confidential files on the Internet: All is not well at the offices of Blizzard China. Last week a large data breach occurred which saw financial data, media packages, commercial budgets, global subscriber details, and worst of all–the road map for future game releases all taken….
Alberta’s Privacy Commissioner shocked over digital devices (updated)
A rash of theft and loss of digital devices has Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner scratching his head. In the past month, there have been seven self reported breaches of personal information, each involving a stolen or lost laptop or digital device. Two of those are government computers and personal information is at risk. Frank…