Britni McDonald reports: Virginia Credit Union says more than 2,000 cardholders had their information breached and money stolen. The credit union says this is a case of ATM skimming, where fraudsters place a device on ATMs that allows them to gather data and duplicate cards. Three branches of the credit union are affected, including Glenside…
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Home Depot asks court to dismiss consumers’ data breach lawsuit
David Allison reports: The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by consumers claiming they were hurt by the company’s massive data breach. “All of the claims alleged in the complaint suffer from the same fatal defect found in the vast majority of other breach cases…
NM: Dona Ana County Clerk employees involved in fraudulent tax return check-cashing scheme
Patrick Hayes and Jesse Martinez report: Seven people were arrested, including employees at the county clerk’s office, in connection with an identity-theft scheme, authorities said. An arrest warrant was executed in Anthony, New Mexico, Friday that resulted in the arrest of four people at a residence. Evidence found in those arrests resulted in three county…
KY: Medical records from defunct practice found in Richmond dumpster
Melanie Kendall reports: A Madison County man says he found thousands of medical records stuffed in a dumpster. Carl Swanger says Saturday he found 65 boxes filled with patient information, including social security and credit card numbers. He says immediately he knew something wasn’t right. The boxes were stuffed in a dumpster at AAA Rent-A-Space…
New York State Office of Mental Health Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research notified over 500 of lost laptop
The New York State Office of Mental Health Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research notified 563 research participants (?) of a lost laptop. The notification to HHS was made on April 10, but I can find no notice on the state’s web site or on the institute’s web site to explain what happened or…
U.S. HealthWorks notifying employees of laptop theft
U.S. HealthWorks, a Dignity Health member, is notifying employees that one of their fellow employees screwed them by leaving a laptop with their unencrypted name, address, date of birth, Social Security number, and job title in a car, from where it was stolen overnight. Well, they don’t describe it that way, but that’s the net result,…