More details have emerged on the North Eugene High School, Oregon breach. Karen McCowan reports: A 16-year-old former North Eugene High School student — accused of illegally accessing and posting a spreadsheet last month that contained the confidential information of thousands of Eugene students — was caught in late 2011 using an administrative password to…
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Missouri Bank Sues Ex-Workers on Data Theft Claim
Robert Barba reports: Pulaski Bank has filed a lawsuit against three former employees over mortgage data that the Creve Couer, Mo., bank claims the employees took and are using to give their new employer a leg up. The $1.3 billion-asset bank unit of Pulaski Financial filed its lawsuit Tuesday against Rita Rieke, Linda Stewart and…
Court Dismisses Data Breach Claims Against Countrywide – Holmes v. Countrywide
Venkat Balasubramani discusses the decision in Holmes v. Countrywide Financial Corp., et al.: In August 2008, a Countrywide employee engaged in a scheme to steal confidential customer information from Countrywide. An investigation found that the employee gained access to data from 2.4 million loan customers, and sold this information to unknown third parties for the…
CA: Customers at Orcutt Burger Restaurant Hit With Debit Card Fraud
Rachel Laine reports: Customers at a local restaurant are hit with debit card fraud. The Coast Hills Federal Credit Union is sending out an alert about the Orcutt Burger Restaurant. The credit union says it has stopped all signature-based debit transactions to prevent further theft from any debit card activity. Coast Hills says customers can still…
California Rap Artist Arrested On Indictment For Purchase And Use Of Hacked Credit And Debit Card Information
A rap artist who performs under the name “Guerilla Black” was arrested at his Los Angeles home this morning on a twenty-two count indictment from the Western District of Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. CHARLES TONY WILLIAMSON, 33, is alleged to have purchased and used stolen credit and debit card numbers that were…
Follow-up: Regulators criticize NYSEG for computer security breach
Remember the breach reported by New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) back in January? Jeff Platsky reports the results of an investigation into the utilities’ security: A potential data breach at New York State Electric & Gas Corp. not only drew the ire of customers but is now…