AFP reports: The personal data of at least 20 million bank and credit card users in South Korea has been leaked, state regulators said Sunday, one of the country’s biggest ever breaches. Many major firms in the South have seen customers’ data leaked in recent years, either by hacking attacks or their own employees. In…
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UK: Will the ICO hold anyone responsible?
Jon Baines raises some interesting points in his discussion of a UK case where charges against police officers for violating the Data Protection Act were dropped in light of questions about whether they had ever been adequately trained to understand their responsibilities. Jon asks whether that situation should trigger an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s…
OH: Former Urban League boss off to prison
A former Columbus Urban League executive accused of ripping off the agency was sentenced Friday to spend 3.5 years in federal prison. Former preacher Ovell Harrison had pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. In addition to his prison sentenced, he was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount…
FL: Ex-clerk from Broward gets three years in ID theft case
There’s an update to an insider breach for tax refund fraud case involving a Broward County Court clerk, reported previously on this blog: A former employee of the Broward Clerk of Courts was sentenced Friday to three years and a day in federal prison after she pleaded guilty to federal identity theft charges. Porscha Kyles,…
Missouri Tax Preparer Indicted On Fraud Charges
St. Louis, MO – The owner and operator of a St. Louis County tax preparation service was indicted yesterday for filing false returns and stealing the identities of taxpayers. RONALD SHONIWA, of Florissant, faces one count of theft of government funds for filing 15 tax returns, which generated more than $50,000 in improperly paid refunds, and…
SC: Employee Fired in Security Breach Sues State
Robert Kittle reports a development in a breach previously noted on this blog: A new development in the security breach at the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce. The SCDEW employee fired for accusations she downloaded more than 4,600 other employees and family members has filed a civil lawsuit against the agency. Read more on WLTX.