Ah… another media report of a breach that leaves me scratching my head. Margaret Harding reports: Duquesne Light Co. is notifying thousands of customers that an employee mishandled their personal information. There is no evidence anyone used the information illegally, but the company will offer two years of free credit monitoring to 20,000 of its…
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Former Personal Banker Pleads Guilty in Bank Fraud Case, Admits Sharing Personal Information of Account-Holders
LeRoy Brown, a former personal banker from Washington, D.C., pled guilty today to conspiracy to commit bank fraud for his role in an identity theft scheme involving $121,400 in forged checks, U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Machen Jr. announced. Brown, 32, pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. The Honorable John…
The Southern District of Florida Weighs In On Data Breach Lawsuits
A few months ago, I noted a lawsuit by a former Winn-Dixie employee against Purchasing Power. The complaint in Burrows v. Purchasing Power alleged that Winn-Dixie shared employee data with Purchasing Power to administer its employee benefits program, but also sent them data on employees not enrolled in the program. The complaint also alleged that although…
Follow-up: Victim of Port Mann security breach speaks out
More on the Port Mann Bridge breach noted previously on this blog where someone with a criminal record managed to get a job by false pretenses that enabled him to acquire customers’ personal information, including credit card numbers: One of the Port Mann Bridge users whose tolling accounts were allegedly handled by a convicted fraud…
Former UJA Federation employee sentenced for role in massive fraud ring
Following up on one of 55 individuals involved a insider fraud ring, one of those involved – an employee at UJA Federation who was charged in December 2011- has been sentenced to at least six years in prison for her role in the scheme. You can read more on The New York Post. At the…
AMC Personal Employees’ Information Mishandled, AMC reports breach
Even when there’s no malicious intent, employees removing documents from secure areas can result in a reportable breach and costs, as Fox54 reports: An investigation is underway into a breach of personally identifiable information of more than 400 Army Materiel Command employees. According to a news release from AMC, an AMC employee took official hard…