Via Courthouse News: PLS Financial Services/The Payday Loan Store/PLS Check Cashers, which have more than 300 outlets in 9 states, expose customers to ID theft by dumping personal financial information into Dumpsters, the USA says in Federal Court. The lawsuit was brought at the request of the FTC, and I’ve uploaded the complaint and stipulated…
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UK: ‘Entirely avoidable’ loss of sensitive children’s records leads to penalty for London charity
A social care charity has been served a monetary penalty of £70,000 after highly sensitive information about the care of four young children was lost after being left outside a London home, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) announced today. A social worker, who worked for Norwood Ravenswood Ltd, left the detailed reports at the side of the…
OH: Neighbors Worried About Identity Theft After Thousands Of Documents Dumped On Driveway
From 10TV: Residents living in a northeast Columbus neighborhood said that they are concerned after thousands of documents were dumped at the end of a driveway overnight. Residents said that they were worried about identity theft after people’s personal information was found in the pile in the driveway of a GreenStone Homes model home in…
Sensitive social service files found on TV set that was former Enfield Council building
John Dunne reports: An urgent investigation has been launched after dozens of confidential social services files were found at an abandoned town hall in London. The documents, including highly sensitive reports on parents turned down for adoption and the case notes on the Victoria Climbié case, were left on shelves and tables on public view…
UK: Files containing personal information found in skip in Llandudno
Dave Powell reports: Files containing job applicants’ personal details were found dumped in a skip. A shocked member of the public discovered the documents and passed them to the Daily Post. We have chosen not to identify the two women named in the dossiers but the way that the files appear to have been carelessly…
California settles with Anthem Blue Cross over data breach
Cross-posted from PHIprivacy.net: Attorney General Kamala D. Harris today announced a settlement with one of California’s largest health insurers over allegations the company failed to protect the personal information of its members. The lawsuit, which was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court today along with the settlement, alleges that Blue Cross of California, which does business under…