Chris Thomas reports: A Chesterfield mom is fighting mad after learning her family’s personal information is discovered, tossed away, near a trash can. Her credit card numbers and her child’s social security number was discovered outside their taekwondo instructor’s business. It is located in the Arch Village shopping center off Midlothian Turnpike. We are told…
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Stanley Black & Decker breach notice, v2.0
Don’t you just hate it when your breach response goes awry and compounds the breach or you discover that your original analysis of what information was involved was incomplete? Last month, Stanley Black & Decker notified both California and New Hampshire that a stolen corporate laptop contained employees’ information, including their bank routing and account…
Bank Sues Cyberheist Victim to Recover Funds
Brian Krebs reports on a lawsuit where Park Sterling Bank (PSB) in Charlotte, North Carolina is suing a former client, Wallace & Pittman PLLC , after the latter was the victim of a fraudulent wire transfer. The breach occurred after a key logger was installed on its system via a phishing attempt and criminals obtained…
Seven sentenced for skimming 175 Chicago-area restaurant customers’ credit and debit cards
Sven defendants who illegally obtained personal banking information from patrons visiting Chicago area restaurants and attractions, including Wrigley Field and the Magnificent Mile’s RL Restaurant were sentenced today. Defendants Joseph Woods, Britain E. Woods, Alex Houston, Jenette Farrar, Essence S. Houston, Kenyetta Davis and William Washington pled guilty and were sentenced for “skimming” personal banking…
Data Breach Class Actions Can’t Survive Certification Without Expert Testimony on Classwide Damages
James (Jim) R. McCullagh and Amelia M. Gerlicher of Perkins Cole recap the status and issues in a class action lawsuit against Hannaford Bros: This is the latest opinion in the ongoing litigation arising out of a massive data breach suffered by Hannaford Bros. grocery stores. In re Hannaford Bros. Privacy Litigation, __F. Supp. 2d __,…
State National Insurance claims no responsibility to pay for Global Payments’ breach costs
Global Payments may have gotten some welcome news when a class action lawsuit against was dismissed last month (Willingham v. Global Payments), and they may have concluded its investigation of the breach they disclosed in March 2012, but they’re not done with problems from the breach, it seems. Law360 reports: Global Payments Inc.’s excess insurer State…