So an employee engaged in naughty (illegal) conduct with respect to some of the customers’ accounts, and now you have to notify all customers whose data he may have accessed in the normal course of his duties? That’s what happened to Golden 1 Credit Union. From their notification template: We are writing to inform you of a…
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East Bay Perinatal Medical Associates notifies patients after patient list discovered on employee’s laptop (updated)
What may have been an innocent, but improper, storage of PHI on an employee’s personal laptop has led to a breach notification by East Bay Perinatal Medical Associates. The only thing that might seem a tad concerning is that the breach was discovered by police who were apparently investigating an unrelated matter. The employee was not…
900,000 Online and phone customers affected by Hanes hack
Richard Craver reports: Hanesbrands Inc. said Wednesday that a customer order database was breached by a hacker in June, compromising information for about 900,000 online and telephone customers. The hacker gained access to general customer information through the company’s website by posing as a “guest” customer checking an order, meaning they weren’t registered on the…
Feds: Iranian hacker targeted Vermont aerodynamics firm
Mike Donaghue reports: A university student from Iran hacked into the computer system of a Vermont aerodynamics company to steal millions of dollars worth of software, according to federal authorities. Nima Golestaneh, who will celebrate his 30th birthday Thursday behind bars, has pleaded not guilty to a six-count indictment. Read more on USA Today.
PA: Abington postal clerk jailed for stealing customers’ credit card info
Margaret Gibbons reports: A Philadelphia man who used his former employment at the U.S. Post Office in Abington for a credit card fraud operation is going to jail. Rashaad Calif Schell, 25, of the 5500 block of North Third Street, was sentenced Wednesday to eight to 23 months and an additional six-year probation sentence after…
China-Tied Hackers That Hit U.S. Said to Breach United Airlines
Michael Riley and Jordan Robertson report: The hackers who stole data on tens of millions of U.S. insurance holders and government employees in recent months breached another big target at around the same time — United Airlines. United, the world’s second-largest airline, detected an incursion into its computer systems in May or early June, said…