Jennifer Baker reports: Germany’s domestic secret service is backing a criminal case against government officials who passed documents to the press. Activists claim the investigation is an effort to clamp down on the freedom of the press, while others see it as a cynical move by interior spooks the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution…
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LA: Customers at Houma buffet victims of $20,000 in credit card fraud
Maki Somosot reports: Multiple customers have lost up to $20,000 after using their credit and debit cards at Houma’s Dynasty Buffet between June 26 and July 3, the Terrebonne sheriff’s office said. Detectives are still counting up the total combined loss. Read more on WWL. So your business accepts credit cards, but you don’t run…
Mayo Clinic discloses insider breach
John Russett reports: A Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing employee who inappropriately accessed more than 600 patients’ records is no longer employed by Mayo Clinic. According to Asia Zmuda, Mayo Clinic Health System in Cannon Falls, Lake City and Red Wing public affairs manager, the information breach was discovered sometime within the last…
Update: Former Dothan police officer faces more ID theft charges
Matt Elofson reports: A former Dothan police officer faces more identity theft charges after his recent arrest by Dothan police investigators. Dothan Police Investigator Erik Broten confirmed police officers arrested Charles Thomas Simmer, 28, of Coffee Springs, over the weekend and charged him with two felony counts of identity theft. Dothan police investigators arrested Simmer…
Poonam Dasgupta’s husband files data theft case against former employee
The Mumbai Mirror reports: Naveen Luthra, the husband of Bollywood actor Poonam Dasgupta and director of a mineral water plant, has filed a case of data theft against a former employee. Luthra alleged that before leaving his organisation, Santosh Kale stole data and shared it with an employee of a rival brand. The complaint was…
Hospital investigating leak of Jason Pierre-Paul’s medical information
More on a privacy breach previously noted on this blog. Henry McKenna reports: The hospital treating Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul has begun searching for the cause of a data breach, which allowed ESPN reporter Adam Schefter to share Pierre-Paul’s medical records on Twitter on Wednesday. The documents showed Pierre-Paul was scheduled for a right…