A firm can have a great policy of not storing credit card numbers, but if the policy isn’t followed by staff, trouble can result. eReplacementParts.com learned this lesson the hard way. They discovered that despite their non-storage policy, credit card information of some customers had been stored. In some cases, the storage was due to…
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Ektron notifies 22 employees after personal information was accessed by unknown third party
Ektron was reportedly hacked on or around June 15. The firm reports that an unauthorized third party gained access to a file with 22 current and former employees’ personal information, including names, passport numbers, employee authorization cards, Social Security cards and/or immigration visas. Ektron, a privately held firm headquartered in Massachusetts, states that they learned…
Colonial Properties Trust reports malware breach
Sometimes, despite your best efforts to deal with a malware problem, the system can be re-infected, as Birmingham-based Colonial Properties Trust learned back in April and May. CPT reports that they promptly contacted a forensics firm after detecting malware on their system, and within three days of detection, the malware had been eradicated. One week later,…
Executive Accounting Services notifies clients of security breach involving their personal and banking information
Executive Accounting Services, Inc. is a Raleigh, North Carolina firm that provides payroll and tax preparation services to clients. As such, it maintains information on the clients’ employees, including names, postal and email addresses, checking and savings account numbers, telephone or cell numbers, and Social Security numbers. On September 17, EAS was notified by some…
Ouidad notifies customers after customer data viewed or obtained
Hair care product manufacturer and e-tailer Ouidad is notifying customers that they were recently alerted to a compromise of their customer database that occurred between June 30 and July 4. In a letter to those affected, they write: It appears the attackers obtained or viewed information about one or more transactions you completed at Ouidad.com…
CO: Pueblo Community College student privacy breach revealed
Student records from Pueblo Community College, including Social Security numbers, were found by a Pueblo woman in a box of office supplies purchased at a South Side yard sale last summer in Pueblo. Read more on Pueblo Chieftain (sub. req. for full access).