Oh those pesky contractors. Here’s a case making some waves in Australia because it involves a scandal and failure to run background checks. Natasha Wallace reports: It took a former prostitute just a few days to pilfer sensitive computer files and find what she wanted: the nine-page police interview of the disgraced former judge Marcus Einfeld….
Category: Subcontractor
Lost in transit, Thursday edition
Through its lawyers, Rhode Island-based Benefit Concepts, Inc. recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a package containing employee payroll checks and a CD with copies of the payroll checks went missing. According to the notification letter, their vendor, CompuPay, had sent the package on July 19 via FedEx and it should have…
Van Dyke’s Restorers notifies customers of potential disclosure of info
Bear with me, folks, because this one is a bit confusing. I am looking at an undated letter to customers that Van Dyke’s Restorers sent out, but there is no attached report or cover letter to the Vermont Attorney General’s Office that has been posted online. Vermont’s site indicates a date of August 8,…
Follow-up: South Shore Hospital Reports Findings from Investigation into Missing Back-Up Computer Files
A statement from South Shore Hospital posted today on their web site reveals the names of other entities involved in the sequence of events in a recent breach and reports their conclusions following their investigation: South Shore Hospital today announced that it has completed its investigation into the loss of its back-up computer files. All available…
Delaware retiree sues Aon, citing “irreparable harm” (UPDATE)
From Courthouse News: Aon Consulting disclosed online the names and Social Security numbers of 22,000 state retirees, a class action claims in New Castle County Court. The class claims Aon did not bother to scrub personal information before posting online a request for proposals from insurers. “Gail Slaughter’s identity is likely for sale on the…
West Virginia accounting firm employee sentenced for ID theft
Tina Holsopple, 44, of Culloden, West Virginia, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge John T. Copenhaver, Jr. to fourteen months in prison. She was also ordered to pay restitution to the Poca Valu Rite pharmacy in the amount of $146,494.91 for identity theft. Holsopple pleaded guilty to the federal charge in May 2010,…