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HSBC exposed sensitive bankruptcy data

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Dissent

Robert McMillan reports: HSBC Bank says a bug in its imaging software inadvertently exposed sensitive data about some of its customers going through bankruptcy proceedings. In notification letters made public Thursday, the bank said it had redacted sensitive information in Chapter 13 bankruptcy proof-of-claim forms that were filed electronically, but that the information turned out…

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Lost Textron Financial hard drive held employee, customer data

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Dissent

Textron Financial has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that an external hard drive lost in mid-October contained personal information on 54 former and current employees as well as customers. According to a letter sent to affected clients this week, names, addresses, Social Security numbers, and account numbers relating to the purchase of time-share…

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Tax Documents Found in Atlanta Dumpster

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Dissent

Justin Gray reports that private personal and financial records including tax returns were found in a dumpster Tuesday in Atlanta. The documents appeared to be from an accountant’s office, and CPA Gregg Bossen says he has no idea how this happened and will investigate.

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MO: Personal Documents Discovered in Dumpster (updated)

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Dissent

Emily Baucum reports that bankers boxes full of unredacted personal and financial records from former clients of Nation Wide Credit Counseling were found in a public dumpster in Battlefield, Missouri. As if that is not troubling enough, Baucum reports that “The Battlefield Police Department is investigating the situation, but the boxes are still in the…

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NY: Romanian gets prison for Citizens Bank ATM fraud

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Dissent

Tiberiu Szebeni, 30, of Romania, who was convicted of bank fraud on Aug. 7, 2009, was sentenced to 27 months in prison and 5 years supervised release by Chief U.S. District Court Judge Richard J. Arcara, U.S. Attorney Kathleen M. Mehltretter of the Western District of New York announced on November 12. The defendant was…

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CA: Three family members in ID theft credit card ‘bust-out’ sentenced

Posted on November 29, 2009 by Dissent

While many of us were getting ready for Thanksgiving, three members of a Los Angeles family who operated a credit card “bust-out” scheme in the neighborhoods surrounding the Little Armenia section of Los Angeles were sentenced to up to eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to fraud charges. Arutyun Sarkisyan, 27, of the…

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