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…
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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…
UK: Sensitive data on eBay computers, Part 2
Yesterday, I posted a story from BBC about how patient data from two hospitals was found on hard drives being sold to the public. That same study by BT and University of Glamorgan also found corporate data. Channel4 News in the UK summarizes some of what was found. To excerpt from their summary as it…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Eric Christopher Thorsen was sentenced to five years in prison for a scheme in which he and Amy Ruth Bergquist advertised for sex partners on Craigslist in order to steal their identities. Berquist was previously sentenced to prison for her part. More. Laura Althouse, formerly employed at an Iowa slaughterhouse where…
OR: Sensitive Docs Found In Recycle Bin
KPTV reports that residents of the Spencer House Apartment Complex found hundreds of private documents unshredded in a recycling bin last week. The documents reportedly included Social Security numbers, addresses, phone numbers, immigration numbers and names, bank statements and rental applications. Tualatin Valley Housing Partners said the company is investigating how the documents ended up…