Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final order settling charges that Cbr Systems, Inc. failed to protect the security of customers’ personal information and that its inadequate security practices led to a breach that exposed the Social Security numbers and debit and credit card information of nearly 300,000 consumers. As part…
Category: Theft
When, oh when, will people stop leaving unencrypted laptops in their cars?
OptiNose US Inc. has been notifying some of its consultants that their names and Social Security numbers were on a laptop stolen from an employee’s car. The laptop was stolen on March 26 in a Philadelphia suburb, and OptiNose started sending out notification letters on April 16. The letter did not inform recipients that the…
Stanley Black & Decker breach notice, v2.0
Don’t you just hate it when your breach response goes awry and compounds the breach or you discover that your original analysis of what information was involved was incomplete? Last month, Stanley Black & Decker notified both California and New Hampshire that a stolen corporate laptop contained employees’ information, including their bank routing and account…
VUDU warns customers after user data stolen in burglary
Damon Poeter reports that streaming video provider, VUDU, has been notifying users after user data was on a hard drive stolen during an office burglary: Vudu notified users that a break-in at its offices on 24 March compromised users’ personal information and account activity, warning customers to be on the lookout for “spam email, emails…
UK: Council launches investigation following sensitive data breach
Mark Stead reports that a council has been accused of not securing confidential records being discarded, but the council says that they wee the victim of theft: An investigation has been launched into a security breach concerning the personal and highly confidential data of a group of 49 York residents. About 80 documents containing names,…
Mortonhall ashes data stolen from charity office
More grief and anguish for parents of dead babies. David McCann reports: Sensitive documents linked to the babies’ ashes scandal at Mortonhall Crematorium have been stolen in a raid on offices of the bereavement charity which exposed the malpractice. Thieves stole a laptop containing the personal details of families affected by the controversy unearthed in…