Ted Strong reports: Roughly 300 transcripts, some containing complete Social Security numbers, were accessible through a University of Virginia website on Tuesday morning due to an as-yet unspecified human error, university officials have confirmed. The incident came to light when a student conducting a Google search for an image of himself found his transcript online….
Category: U.S.
Employee of IT contractor sentenced to 57 months in prison for stealing info on law and CPA firms’ clients
SACRAMENTO, CA—Michael Garcia, 39, of Stockton, was sentenced on May 31, 2012 by United States District Judge Morrison C. England Jr. to 57 months in prison for fraud in connection with computers and in connection with an access device, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Garcia was employed as a…
U. Nebraska breach also affected state colleges
Oh ho… so it wasn’t just U. of Nebraska affected by the hack reported May 23. The Lincoln Journal Star reports: Nebraska State College System officials have been notified that their records were included in a security breach reported last week by the University of Nebraska in late May. The State College System and NU…
Congress critical of TRICARE’s response; requests detailed answers while criticizing TRICARE and SAIC
Cross-posted from phiprivacy.net: At least some members of Congress are not happy with the response to a letter they sent TRICARE following the theft of backup tapes from the unattended vehicle of an employee of their contractor, SAIC. The tapes contained information on approximately 5 million military beneficiaries and their dependents. Although TRICARE’s response was not disclosed publicly, Rep. Ed…
Penn Station, Inc. and its Franchisees Alert Customers of Credit/Debit Card Security Issues
Ruh oh. Penn Station, Inc. and some of its franchisees have announced that they have learned of unauthorized access to credit and debit card information in certain franchisee-owned Penn Station East Coast Subs restaurants. Less than 20 percent of Penn Station’s more than 235 restaurants have been identified as potentially affected to date. “We want…
A Six-Figure Credit Breach at Five Guys (updated)
I hate it when we only find out about data breaches from lawsuits, but at least we find out. Marlene Kennedy of Courthouse News reports: Five Guys burger joints failed to safeguard their data, giving hackers access to the accounts of debit-card-paying customers, a bank claims in court. Trustco Bank says the hackers racked up…