John Hyde reports: Computer equipment storing more than 400,000 confidential court files was stolen from a court – and the theft only discovered months later when it appeared for sale on eBay, the Gazette can exclusively reveal. The network server, which contained personal details of victims and witnesses, was apparently stolen by a subcontractor in…
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Ex-Army inspector denies accusations he stole troops’ IDs
I waited to post this one until I could get a copy of the indictment. 10TV reported: A former Fort Campbell inspector whose job was to investigate misconduct has been charged with stealing the identities of fellow Army personnel, including a soldier who had been killed in combat. Acting U.S. Attorney David Rivera in Nashville…
Restaurant pledges to help victims of scam
Phil Rockrohr reports: Corporate officials of Eddie Merlot’s, whose manager was charged July 2 with stealing customers’ identities, have pledged to “rectify the issue with any affected patron.” […] On July 2, Alexander Pera, 26, of Chicago was arrested and charged with aggravated identity theft, identity theft and money laundering, police said. Pera, who had been…
NY: State worker sent 17,743 Medicaid records to personal account
Jon Campbell reports: A state employee was placed on leave after emailing thousands of private Medicaid records to his personal email account, state Medicaid Inspector General James Cox announced today. The security breach happened on Oct. 12 of last year, when the employee — who worked for Cox’s office — sent 17,743 records to the…
Former Iberdrola employee charged in April breach
So it looks like the Iberdrola breach, reported in April, was a disgruntled employee situation after all. Steve Orr reports: In mid-April, an RG&E corporate parent announced that a computer intruder had compromised the privacy of job applicants’ personal data. Coming a year after another computer-privacy foul up involving Rochester Gas and Electric Corp., the…
IN: Pune firm wins Rs 60 lakh in data theft case
Abhijit Sathe reports: The state IT authority has ordered a Japanese engineering company’s Indian arm to pay a Pune firm Rs 40 lakh [US $6748.15] for stealing the latter’s confidential data, including e-mails, in bid to snatch its customers. Endo Kogyo India Private Limited carried out the alleged theft of business secrets with the help…