PLS Financial is notifying customers that a programming error by an unnamed web site operator exposed their personal information to other site users. The programming error, which occurred on July 11, allowed loan applicants to potentially view a restricted part of the site containing names, postal and e-mail addresses, and Social Security numbers. During the…
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Stolen laptop held bank account info and Social Security numbers of Buckeye Title Loans of California, Buckey Check Cashing of California, and Cash Central of California customers (update 2)
On June 27, 2013, a laptop containing personal information of customers of Buckeye Title Loans of California, LLC and Cash Central of California LLC was stolen from a locked vehicle in a smash-and-grab incident. Other items stolen in the incident included credit cards, a wallet and other personal property, which raises the question of whether all…
Fraudulent signatures discovered on Lifeline phone applications – Scripps News investigation
Scripps News Service is not backing off on their reporting of breaches involving TerraCom and YourTel America, even though TerraCom did not respond well to their previous coverage. In a press release issued today, Scripps reports that it has uncovered people across the country whose signatures appeared on applications with TerraCom and YourTel for phones…
MN: Lawsuit says state license database abused, often for political reasons
Tesla Rodriquez reports: State Rep. Steve Drazkowski is one of 18 plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed Thursday that claims employees from Wabasha and Winona counties, the city of Winona and nearly 50 other counties and cities illegally accessed personal information hundreds of times. The lawsuit claims that an unknown number of state employees used the…
Travel Security Firm International SOS Victimized By Cyber-Attack
Amon Cohen reports: International SOS, which claims to be “the world’s largest medical and security services company,” suffered a cyber-attack on its traveler-tracking system. A source told BTN the incident took place Aug. 28. “We detected an unauthorized access in the U.S. to one of our systems, which hosts traveler information related to one of our information…
I never promised you a rose garden
I beg your pardon, I never promised you a rose garden. Along with the sunshine There’s gotta be a little rain sometime — From the song The song was running through my head as I read Law360’s report that LinkedIn’s latest attempt to get the lawsuit against it dismissed claims it never made premium subscribers any…