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3 sentenced in ID theft/tax refund scheme started in Manatee County jail

Posted on August 14, 2015 by Dissent

The Bradenton Herald reports: A former parole worker at Manatee County jail and two other people have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a conspiracy to commit stolen identity refund fraud in Manatee between 2012-13. According to court documents, Marcus Lowe, 32, of Tampa worked for Manatee County Parole Services Division at…

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Mass. pot dispensary accidentally shares patients’ email addresses

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Dissent

Adam Vaccaro reports: Buying medical marijuana in Massachusetts got a little less anonymous Thursday morning, when the state’s lone pot dispensary accidentally shared some of its patients’ email addresses with other patients. State health officials are investigating. Salem’s Alternative Therapies Group sent an email addressed “Dear Patient,” to 157 email addresses. A copy of the…

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Lawrence General Hospital notifies patients after thumb drive discovered missing

Posted on August 13, 2015 by Dissent

Lawrence General Hospital in Massachusetts has sent notification letters to 2,071 patients after a thumb drive with patient information was lost. The notification was made August 7, almost two months after the hospital discovered that the drive was missing from a secured hospital laboratory.  The drive had been last seen on June 6, and was discovered missing…

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80 University of South Alabama scholarship students’ personal info leaked

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dissent

Cassie Fambro reports: The University of South Alabama has corrected an issue that resulted in 80 scholarship students’ personal information leaking on the Internet, according to USA spokesman Bob Lowry. “Personal information contained on the applications included each scholarship applicant’s name, address, phone number, date of birth, names of parents, high school grades and transcripts….

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Update: SterlingBackcheck breach impacted 100,000

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dissent

On August 4, this site reported a stolen laptop containing background checks. The laptop belonged to SterlingBackcheck, and was stolen from an employee’s car. More details on the numbers are starting to emerge. Today, we learned that the firm updated its report to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s to indicate that 734 New Hampshire residents…

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Marketwired, PR Newswire, Business Wire hacked in $US100m trading scam

Posted on August 12, 2015 by Dissent

AFP reports: An international team of computer hackers and stock traders was charged with pocketing more than $US100 million ($A138 million) in illicit profits based on stolen market-moving financial information, US officials announced Tuesday. The Department of Justice charged nine people in a criminal conspiracy with making more than $US30 million ($A41.43 million) in illegal…

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