January 23, 2016 Dear customers, I am writing to let you know that one of our user databases may have been breached. Although we successfully interrupted the breach, it is still possible that user contact information may have been susceptible. The customer contact information that may have been susceptible is limited to names, contact information,…
Category: U.S.
GA: IT worker blamed for voter data leak disputes state’s report
Adrianne M. Haney reports: The now-former state employee who was fired after a data breach exposed Georgia voter’s personal information is disputing, in detail, the Secretary of State’s internal investigation report that pinned blame on him. Read more on 11Alive.
NY: Ex-Jockey Agent Paid NYRA Employee $100 Month To Access Entry Data
Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, joined by New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico, yesterday announced that former jockey agent Manuel Gonzalez has been charged with illegally accessing the New York Racing Association’s (NYRA) computer system 170 times over a 15-month period by using the login and passwords of a NYRA employee whom…
Documents with Social Security numbers found in Albuquerque dumpster
KOAT reports: It’s tax season, and that means a lot of sensitive information is getting printed on a lot of pieces of paper. Action 7 News found some of that paper just lying in an Albuquerque dumpster. “I’m the one that put the stuff in there,” said Frank Shannon. “It’s 10 years old.” That stuff…
GSK Scientists Indicted For Allegedly Stealing Biopharmaceutical Trade Secrets
Another insider breach, this one involving GlaxoSmithKline, was announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Eastern Pennsylvania last week: An indictment was filed charging five people in an alleged scheme to steal biopharmaceutical trade secrets from pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Charged in the conspiracy are: Yu Xue, 45,…
OH: Community Mercy Health Partners notifies patients after vendor improperly discarded patient records (UPDATED)
There’s an update to the update below. The incident was reported to HHS as impacting Community 113,528 patients’ records. Original post: There’s an update to a breach reported previously on this site. From a statement on their site: Community Mercy Health Partners (CMHP) and its hospitals, Springfield Regional Medical Center and Mercy Memorial Hospital, are committed…