Dennis Bragg reports: Leaders of the Hospice Care Foundation are warning their clients and donors to be watching for a possible security breach, after thieves steal a laptop during an office break-in. […] The stolen laptop is password protected, but contained some records pertaining to donations, and an upcoming fundraising event. The foundation is working…
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Huntington’s Disease Society of America notifies employees and donors of possible compromise of their information
On May 3, an intruder compromised the web mail account of an HDSA executive. The purpose was likely to facilitate a fraudulent wire transfer from HDSA’s bank account, as the transfer could only occur if an email sent to the executive’s account was approved. The attempt failed, as the executive discovered the compromise on May…
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center notifies clients after employee’s car with iPad stolen
South Central Los Angeles Regional Center notified consumers after an employee’s iPad containing names and UCIs (Unique Customer Identification?) had been left in a vehicle that was stolen on July 6. According to their web site, SCLARC is a private, non-profit, community based organization which contracts with the State Department of Developmental Services (DDS) to coordinate…
WA: Friends In Service to Humanity (FISH) food bank computer stolen during working hours
Andy Matarrese reports: An almost-new computer was stolen from the FISH food bank on Water Street on Tuesday afternoon, according to staff. Roger McCune, the food bank’s executive director, said staff members and volunteers were downstairs with two or three families who were getting food when the computer was taken from the building’s offices upstairs…
Slow learning curve, Sunday edition
Some breach types are so well-known and easy to prevent that it’s hard to understand why they keep occurring. In December, the National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) – International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) sent out its generic summary of benefits coverage to Family Medical Care Plan enrollees. No individual-specific medical information or details were included,…
MS: Head Start records containing personal information stolen from Moss Point office
April Havens reports: Residents’ personal information could be in jeopardy after someone took Head Start records from Jackson County Civic Action Committee Inc.’s Jefferson Street facility in Moss Point. Spokeswoman Hannah Donegan sent out a news release today saying the theft occurred between April and April 24, and a police report has been filed in…