Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein have reached an agreement with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. to provide additional protections to the current and former customers whose personal information was made public. Information of current and former MetLife customers was part of a spreadsheet posted to the Internet by an employee of…
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Customer data breach draws federal lawsuit against Nevada-based Zappos, parent company Amazon
Associated Press reports: Online retailers Amazon.com and Zappos.com are being sued in Kentucky by a Texas woman alleging that she and millions of other customers were harmed by the release of personal account information. […] Attorneys for plaintiff Theresa D. Stevens of Beaumont, Texas, are seeking class-action status on behalf of 24 million customers for…
Follow-up: 8 years for last conspirator in ’09 credit fraud
Kaitlyn Walsh reports: The last of seven Minnesotans involved in a 2009 credit-card fraud scheme that targeted restaurant patrons was sentenced Thursday in federal court in St. Paul. […] The conspirators included workers from the Olive Garden, two Wendy’s restaurants and the Split Rock Grill in Bloomington, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. All seven…
KS: 100 social security numbers stolen from Dept. of Aging
Kim Hynes reports: The Department of Aging warns customers their personal information may be in jeopardy. Last week, a laptop computer, flash drive and paper files were stolen out of a locked vehicle used by an employee in Wichita. The social security numbers of 100 people have been stolen. Those people are part of the…
ASU shuts down online access after security breach
Anne Ryman reports: Arizona State University plans to have its online computer system back up by 7 p.m. Thursday at the latest, following a security breach that forced a shutdown. On Wednesday evening, ASU students and employees were told in a security text alert that the university’s ASURITE computer system may have been compromised and…
MA: Retailer says it could have been hit by card info breach
Trevor Jones reports: Ward’s Nursery & Garden Center may be one of the businesses at the center of a security breach resulting in fraudulent purchases this month made with dozens of locals’ credit and debit cards. Gregory Ward, co-owner of the South Main Street store, said his company was contacted by a bank regarding the…