Cassidy Swanson reports: The town clerk for Hancock has been arrested for sharing a resident’s personal information, according to the attorney general’s office. Joan Joseph was arrested and charged with one count of violating RSA 260:14, the Driver Privacy Act. The act establishes that records from the Division of Motor Vehicles are confidential. According to…
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Popular Texas restaurant under fire after dumpster discovery
Alex Achten reports: It was a startling surprise for neighbors who found papers containing social security numbers, bank accounts, and other personal information blowing across their yards over the weekend. We did some digging, and found out the papers came from inside a dumpster at a popular nearby restaurant. Frances Roberts lives across the street…
UK: Former Solent NHS Trust employee prosecuted for Section 55 offense
From the Information Commissioner’s Office: A former administrative employee of Solent NHS Trust, Kayleigh Evans, has been prosecuted at West Hampshire Magistrates’ Court for accessing the sensitive medical records of a former girlfriend of her partner, without the consent of the data controller. The unlawful accesses to the records were over a 10 month period….
Owners of Rosslyn coffee shop charged with credit card fraud
Michelle Basch reports: Customers of Caffe Aficionado in Rosslyn are being told to check their credit card statements after the coffee shop was closed down and the owners were arrested and charged with credit card fraud. Adiam Berhane and Clark Donat, both 44 years old and from Arlington, were arrested Friday morning. They’re charged with…
U.S. Bank Regulator Notifies Congress of Major Data Security Breach
Donna Borak reports: A U.S. bank regulator on Friday disclosed a data breach involving a former agency employee’s unauthorized removal of more than 10,000 records. The cybersecurity breach was first detected by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency in September while the agency was undertaking a retrospective two-year review of employees downloading information…
WI: Former Brookfield Sprint Employee Used Stolen Social Security Numbers to Set Up Accounts
CBS reports: A former employee at the Sprint Store in Brookfield, is charged with identity theft and stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of electronics. Theodore Harris worked at the Sprint Store, located at 6075 W Bluemound Rd in Brookfield. According to the criminal complaint, he used stolen social security numbers, birth dates and driver’s license numbers to…