Under the terms of the settlement, Heartland says it will pay a minimum of $1 million and up to a maximum of $2.4 million to class members who submit valid claims for losses as a result of the intrusion. The payment processor says it will also shell out $1.5 million for the cost of notice…
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UPDATE: France agrees to hand back ‘stolen’ Swiss bank data
From the Agence France-Presse: France said Monday it would agree to a Swiss request to hand back data taken from a HSBC bank branch in Geneva that is at the centre of a row between the two countries. France said Monday it would agree to a Swiss request to hand back data taken from a…
Gonzalez sentencing memo reveals some numbers on breaches
Apart from the fact that I don’t think we should be getting our news about breaches from court filings years after a breach occurs, it is still somewhat interesting when we finally get some numbers — even if they are are estimates or arguable. In a court filing by Albert Gonzalez’s attorney yesterday, there are…
So where are the breach reports on HHS?
The following is cross-posted from PHIprivacy.net: Under the provisions of the HITECH Act that went into effect several months ago, covered entities are required to report breaches involving the unsecured protected health information of 500 or more individuals to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Unfortunately, HHS watered down the…
Hacker hits NC community college system
Kristin Collins reports: Patrons of the state’s community colleges may have had their drivers license and Social Security numbers stolen by a hacker. College officials announced late today that 51,000 library users at 25 campuses, including Wake Tech and Johnston County, were the victims of a security breach in August. They said the libraries collect…
VA: Laptop containing personal information about MWR customers stolen (update 1)
FMWRC Public Affairs posted the following on www.army.mil: A laptop computer containing names and personally identifiable information for slightly more than 42,000 Fort Belvoir Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons was stolen from a Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command employee Nov. 28. The Family and MWR Command was made aware of the theft Dec….