Hayley Tsukayama reports: The tax day deadline passed more than a week ago, but for some Washington physicians, the headache may have just begun. A handful of physicians who practice in the District have reported being hit by an ID theft tax scam in recent weeks after being alerted to the scam by the Medical…
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Port Jefferson Union Free School District IT assets not adequately secured – audit
As it has done with other school districts, the NYS Comptroller’s Office has released its audit of Information Technology for the Port Jefferson Union Free School District. The audit covered the period July 1, 2012 — August 31, 2013. Here’s a snippet from their report findings: The Board and District officials need to improve controls…
MA: Records with private info about Quincy vets found on city streets
Dozens of old city records containing private information about local military veterans were strewn about a Quincy Center neighborhood Tuesday, blowing around in the wind and available for anyone to pick up and view. The records, some of which contained personal information for Quincy military veterans, such as Social Security numbers, bank account data, healthcare…
PA: Stolen debit card information in Bradford County (updated)
Haley Burton reports: Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda said more than 200 customers at two banks had their debit card information compromised and used at stores nationwide. Customers at PS Bank located at 76 Church Street and Community Bank N.A. located at 426 State Street, both in Wyalusing, were impacted, according to a news release…
VA: Restaurant worker arrested for skimming credit cards
WUSA reports: Authorities say a restaurant worker was charged with credit card fraud and identity theft after a customer saw him do something suspicious with his credit card. According to Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office officials, 22-year-old Yaoliang Gao of New York was working at the Moca Asian Bistro in the Eastern Marketplace Plaza when he…
Healthcare professionals in North Carolina victims of tax refund fraud
Last May, I reported on a breach affecting patients at Piedmont Healthcare and Presbyterian Anesthesia Associates in North Carolina whose website host, E-dreamz, had been hacked. At the time, I noted that not only patient data but some employee information was involved for Piedmont. Today, Kathryn Burcham of WSOC-TV reports that dozens of Piedmont Healthcare employees…