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Sensitive student records found in dumpster outside Denver middle school

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Dissent

Jon Bowman reports: DENVER — In Park Hill … the new Smiley Middle School Campus is getting ready for classes to begin, but amid all the cleaning up, someone threw out boxes of student records with all types of personal information, including birth certificates, which were supposed to be stored. When FOX31 Denver showed up…

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OmegaNet reports breach affecting business clients

Posted on August 10, 2014 by Dissent

Last month, I noted that Dennis East International (DEI) was notifying customers after OmegaNet  notified them of a breach. In the interim, OmegaNet, through its attorneys, has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that 10 businesses in New Hampshire were affected by a malware incident that was able to capture information before it was encrypted….

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Florida Man Admits Leading Stolen Credit Card Trafficking Ring Involving More Than 114,000 Accounts And Losses Of $23 Million

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dissent

A Florida man pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to possess and traffic stolen credit card data held by New Jersey residents, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Miguel Gonzalez, 40, of Miami, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas in Newark federal court to an information charging him with…

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Feds: Ex-student stole students’ identities at Virginia Wesleyan College

Posted on August 9, 2014 by Dissent

Tim McGlone reports: A former student employee at Virginia Wesleyan College faces federal charges of accessing a school database of more than 380,000 students and alumni, stealing identities and opening credit card accounts. Katecha R. “Tisha” Thomas, 28, is accused of stealing $11,000 from the credit card accounts, and she tried to get as much…

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Friday reminder on the importance of background checks (updated)

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Dissent

San Mateo Medical Center is offering current and former employees three years of identity theft protection services because someone they hired for their payroll unit failed to disclosed a prior conviction for identity theft and they didn’t discover the conviction until after the employee had access to payroll data. Although an investigation disclosed no evidence…

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Chicago Yacht Club hacked

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Dissent

Shia Kapos reports: The Chicago Yacht Club has reported a data breach involving credit and debit cards of its high-profile members. “Regrettably, the Club suffered a computer security incident that may involve your personal information,” wrote Commodore Gerald Bober  in a July 31 letter to members. Read more on Chicago Business.

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