Veneta Rizvic reports: Eddie Lee Regans was indicted on fraudulent use of access devices, mail fraud and aggravated identity theft charges after allegedly using the personal information of several business customers to obtain credit for personal use. Regans, 50, of St. Louis, racked up charges of $89,000 between August 2015 and July 2016, according to the…
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Glassdoor ‘Carelessly’ Exposed 600K Users’ Emails, Suit Says
So here’s another lawsuit that I don’t see going anywhere. I had reported on the Glassdoor email gaffe here a few weeks ago. Now Law360 reports: The suit lodged by registered Glassdoor member Melissa Levine stems from an email that the site sent to its users on July 22, informing them about changes to its…
Innovak Can’t Shake Data Breach Suit
An Alabama federal judge refused on Thursday to toss a proposed class action against software company Innovak International brought by residents who allege the company knew at least two years ago about the weaknesses in its system’s security that led to an April data breach. Read more on Law360 (sub. required). For more background on…
Nordic Consulting Partners email gaffe exposes PHI
External counsel for Nordic Consulting Partners has notified the NH Attorney General’s Office of a breach: This Firm represents Nordic Consulting Partners, Inc. (“Nordic”) in connection with a situation where an email with the wrong attachment was inadvertently sent out to current and former Nordic employees. The attachment contained the personal information of the recipients…
AL: Former employee arrested for taking customer’s identity
AL.com reports: A former Best Way Rent-to-Own employee was arrested for identity theft on Friday, Decatur police said. Store managers filed a theft report on April 15 after a former customer received a bill for purchased items. Danielle Ashley Mayes, 28, became a suspect during the investigation. […]
If you advertise it “100% safe and secure,” it’d better be
NY Announces $100K Settlement With E-Retailer After Data Breach Exposes Over 25K Credit Card Numbers NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with Provision Supply, LLC, d/b/a EZcontactsUSA.com, involving a data breach resulting in the potential exposure of over 25,000 credit card numbers and other cardholder data. EZcontactsUSA.com has agreed to…