The following news report on a breach involving a Connecticut state agency seems to be equating theft of PII with identity theft, a problem we’ve seen all too many times, although there may be cases of ID theft associated with this breach. On Monday, Office of Policy Management Secretary Robert Genuario announced that as many…
Category: Government Sector
Police seize computers in ACIC investigation
Richard Duke contributed to this report from the Benton Courier: Arkansas State Police have served two search warrants and seized computers and other items from the home and office of a local bail bondsman, apparently in relation to its investigation of the alleged misuse of police passwords to illegally obtain private information on local residents….
IRS security faults leave taxpayer information at risk
Michael Cooney reports: In this the heavy tax season where billions of dollars and tons of personal information is relayed to and from the government, it’s more disconcerting to hear that the Internal Revenue Service is still struggling to keep private information secure. A report out today from watchdogs at the Government Accountability Office says…
Dumped documents lead to internal investigation
Jennifer Emert reports from Georgia: Albany Police have launched an internal investigation after sensitive city documents were found near an alley garbage can. APD Chief John Proctor says that violates the department’s policy to shred or burn documents containing sensitive information. It may even be in violation of state law that requires businesses to shred…
Town recovers $378,470 stolen by hackers (updated)
Michael Valkys reports: Town of Poughkeepsie officials Thursday night announced the town has recovered more than $378,000 in town funds alleged to have been stolen by cyber thieves. Supervisor Patricia Myers announced the recovery at a special Town Board meeting at Town Hall. She read a brief statement after the board’s approximately one-hour executive session….
3 Puerto Rican men arrested for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft
Three Puerto Rican men indicted for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft where arrested Friday following a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) investigation. According to the ICE investigation, Harry Maysonet, Angel Jimenez and Carlos Velez De Jesus, enriched themselves with monies illegally obtained from the Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PFCU) by submitting fraudulent automobile…