On March 4, a laptop containing personal information on about 180 employees of Godwin Pumps of America was stolen in Cobb County, Georgia. According to the notification (pdf) sent by the firm’s lawyers, information on the password-protected laptop contained the employees’ names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers. There was no indication of…
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Lost laptop contained Penton Media customer credit card data
On March 16, a Penton Media employee lost a laptop and case containing some customer credit card information in hard copy and electronic form. The laptop was password-protected but the electronic files were not encrypted. The files contained customers’ names, credit card numbers, and credit card expiration dates of 54 customers who attended an IWCE…
Laptop with Catalent Pharma Solutions employee data stolen
On February 23, a laptop assigned to a Corporate Human Resources Department employee of Catalent Pharma Solutions was stolen from vehicle in New Jersey. The laptop contained information on 2,656 current and former employees, including their names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and salary information. The laptop was reportedly password-protected. Catalent’s draft of their notification (pdf)…
Thieves steal laptops with Ultimate Ears customer data
A burglary earlier this year at the Irvine California office of Ultimate Ears resulted in the theft of laptops containing customer data and credit card numbers. Ultimate Ears, a product unit of Logitech, Inc. reported (pdf) the theft to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office on March 6. The company advised affected consumers to cancel their…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Susan Shaw has been charged with multiple counts of theft and identity theft. Investigators say she gained access to a financial database and that there are at least 11 victims. More. Mark Pinella, owner of Dino’s Pizza in Fayetteville, has been charged with multiple counts of ID theft for skimming his…
NY: Law firm’s clients’ files left in dumpsters on NYC street
Veronika Belenkaya of The NY Daily News reports that the law firm of Frenkel Lambert Weiss Weisman & Gordon cleaned house by leaving six dumpsters stuffed with confidential case files out on the street. The firm represents clients such as Wells Fargo Bank, Papa John’s Pizza, and others in the banking and insurance industries. According…