An external hard disc containing the personal information of 4,210 people, including students’ academic records and the addresses of graduates and teachers, has been lost from Ritsumeikan Junior and Senior High School in Kyoto, the school announced Thursday. Believing the disc, which disappeared on Feb. 7, may have been stolen, Ritsumeikan filed a complaint with…
Category: Theft
Laptop theft from JetDirect Aviation offices leaves thousands at risk
When JetDirect Aviation Holdings, LLC discovered that a laptop had been stolen from the accounting area of its Weymouth Massachusetts location sometime during the evening of February 2 or early morning of February 3, it wasted no time. The data on the laptop affected 1,576 current employees, as well as 651 former employees, and an…
Maine cites hospital for data breach (updated)
It’s not often that we learn of any really serious consequences to hospitals that have suffered a data breach, but a previously reported breach has contributed to problems for Down East Community Hospital in Maine. Eric Russell of the Bangor Daily News reports: In the latest of a series of incidents, Down East Community Hospital…
SoCal mailman accused of stealing ID papers, gifts
A mail carrier in San Diego County is accused of stealing dozens of gift cards, debit cards and Social Security documents sent through the mail. The Sheriff’s Department said Monday that Allen Pitman is suspected of stealing the mail over the last four years while working for the U.S. Postal Service in Santee. Read more…
CO: ID theft suspects charged
The Denver District Attorney’s office has charged two adults suspected of stealing hundreds of people’s identities out of homes, cars, hotels and a local hospital. Paul Simmons, 46, was charged with one count of identity theft, one count of forgery, possession of forged instruments and one count of theft of medical records. Dawn Philbin, 51,…
UT: Man sentenced in theft of medical records
AP is reporting: A man accused of stealing the medical records of more than 1.5 million patients from the University of Utah’s hospital and clinics will spend one year in jail. Shadd D. Hartman pleaded guilty in December to misdemeanor charges of theft by receiving stolen property and attempted possession of another’s identification documents. Read…