A University-owned laptop stolen from a staff member’s residence on March 25, 2009 reportedly contained names and some personal information, but not any Social Security numbers. An FAQ on the incident is available on Pacific University’s web site.
Category: Theft
TX: UPD looking into stolen debit cards
Brandon Scott of The Huntsville Item reports: The University Police Department has been investigating reported stolen debit cards of students from Sam Houston State University. Huntsville police and the University police have totaled 24 cases of debit card and identity theft within the past month, all of which have been campus issued BearkatOne cards.
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Thomas Alan Thompson, a preacher at Calvary Baptist Church, was arrested and charged with identity theft after allegedly praying preying upon his congregation. More. Janice Washington, a Registry of Motor Vehicles employee working at the Braintree branch was arrested on March 19 on federal identity theft charges for selling genuine birth…
Court to Notify Veterans about Class Action Settlement Involving Laptop Stolen in 2006
From PRNewswire: A notification program began today, as ordered by the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to alert veterans, spouses of veterans, and members of the military of a proposed $20 million settlement reached with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs and certain Department employees in their official capacities (together…
UK: Computer with patient details stolen from Whipps Cross
The Waltham Forest Guardian reports that Whipps Cross University Hospital has confirmed that a computer stolen from the premises on February 22nd contained the details of as many as 550 patients, including name, date of birth, treatment information and diagnosis.
Jackson Memorial Hospital statement on data theft
John Dorschner of the Miami Herald reports that personal information of more than 200,000 visitors to Jackson Memorial Hospital between May 2007 and March 2008 was on a hard drive that was stolen from the hospital’s mainframe data center on or before February 11. According to the hospital’s CIO, no Social Security numbers or financial…