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…
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Sacred Art Tattoo in Flat Rock admits tossing sensitive documents
I had no idea that tattoo parlors have to collect and retain so much personal information, did you? Maurielle Lue reports on a breach involving Sacred Art Tattoo in Flat Rock, Michigan: Fox 2 found company documents containing client’s personal information, including birth certificates, drivers licenses, social security numbers and credit card information. We talked…
Two Miami Men Convicted In Identity Theft Tax Refund Fraud Scheme Involving Over 1,000 Victims
Earnest Baldwin, 36 of Miami, and Earl Baldwin, 42 of Miami were convicted on April 10 for their participation in a tax refund scheme using stolen identities. They had been charged in October 2012. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were involved in an identity theft tax fraud scheme that operated from…
NYSEG online hiring site hacked; customers not affected
Two utilities-related breach reports on the same day? Unusual… Iberdrola USA said Tuesday its recruitment Internet site was hacked that is used for recruitment and hiring by candidates for New York State Electric and Gas. The company confirmed last week that an individual gained unauthorized access to the site that is also used for recruitment…
Central Hudson Completes Internal Cyber-Security Investigation Experts Report it May be Impossible to Ever Confirm Information Transfer; Law Enforcement Investigation Continues
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation has issued a press release updating its customers on the breach disclosed in February that affected 110,000 customers: (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) Though New York State and federal law enforcement officials continue to investigate the incident externally, forensic computer experts have completed their internal investigation into the February cyber-security incident that…
Husband and wife sentenced in tax refund fraud scheme in Florida
Douglas Michael Young (a/k/a “Douglas Pierre”) and Nicole Young (a/k/a “Nicole Pierre” and “Nicole Pierre Smith”) were sentenced Thursday for their participation in a stolen identity tax refund scheme. They had previously pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to steal government property, one count of theft of government property, and one count of aggravated identity…