There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Jermaine Winters, 39, of Coleman, Florida, Senora Cotton, 24, of Chipley, Florida, and Rosetta Presley, 23, of Chipley, Florida, were sentenced today for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft in connection with the electronic filing of false federal income…
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Former Home Depot Employees Sentenced to Prison for ID Theft Scheme
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously noted on this site. Paulette Shorter and Lakisha Grimes have been sentenced to federal prison for stealing personal identifying information from fellow employees of The Home Depot, Inc. in order to submit fraudulent applications for credit cards. According to United States Attorney Horn, the charges, and other information…
KS: Wichita schools’ computer systems back in action after attempted hack
Ben Jordan has the follow-up on the attempted hacking previously reported: The Wichita School District‘s computer systems are back in action after an attempted cyber attack that forced them to shut down last month. After shutting down programs for two weeks, the computer systems have been found to be safe. Now all computer systems, including…
Four Winds Casino Resort Payment Card Breach Went On For One Year
From their statement yesterday: Four Winds Casino Resort values the relationship it has with its guests and understands the importance of protecting payment card information. On October 2, 2015, Four Winds received a report that a bank that issues payment cards detected a pattern of unauthorized charges on cards after those cards were used at…
Hackers who hacked CIA Director’s personal e-mail claim hack of FBI database
Nathan Ingraham reports: Earlier this year, a hacking group broke into the personal email account of CIA director John Brenner and published a host of sensitive attachments that it got its hands on (yes, Brenner should not have been using his AOL email address for CIA business). Now, Wired reports the group has hit a much more sensitive and presumably secure target:…
CT AG Jepsen, Hartford Hospital, Contractor Reach Agreement Resolving Investigation into Breach of Unencrypted Patient Information
There’s an update to a breach that I previously noted in 2012, and it reinforces the importance of your business associate contracts and the importance of monitoring them if you’re a HIPAA-covered entity: Hartford Hospital and the EMC Corporation will pay $90,000 and have agreed to institute additional training and control measures to resolve an…