Jared Hunt reports from West Virginia: Federal officials are investigating an identity theft scheme that has been draining the bank accounts of Kanawha Valley residents in recent weeks. Officials are urging residents to vigilantly check their credit and bank statements to make sure they haven’t been hit by this latest scheme. Ron Layton, resident agent…
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Applied Micro Circuits math: Laptop with unencrypted SSN + car = Breach notifications
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation recently notified some of its current and former employees that a laptop with their names and Social Security Numbers was stolen from an employee’s car. In a letter to those affected dated March 23, the technology firm indicated that the theft occurred on February 23. In one of the oddest things…
Breach of S&D Coffee web site results in notifications to customers
S&D Coffee recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a security breach involving its online e-commerce site resulted in the compromise of customers’ names, addresses, email addresses, and credit card numbers. The site is hosted by E-Dreamz, who discovered the breach on February 7 and notified S&D Coffee. The coffee retailed indicated that it…
MN: From the grave, Ulysses Telemedia lets secrets slip
I can’t access the entire article, but found this article by Jim Hammerand today while reading something else he wrote: The bidder was just interested in the file cabinets. But for $10, he got something much more valuable: dozens of boxes of corporate records, chock full of sensitive employee data, customer information and internal documents….
And the hits just keep on coming for Epsilon
Note: CBS reports that the Secret Service is investigating the Epsilon breach. If you receive a phishing attempt that you want to report to the Secret Service, email [email protected]. You can also file a report at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx. I’ll add businesses to the list of affected customers as I become aware of them, so check back if…
The College Board makes notifications after the Epsilon breach
The College Board (yes, the same folks responsible for any misery you experienced taking your SATs for college) has sent out an email notification that was sent to this site by a reader: We have been informed by Epsilon, the vendor that sends email to you on our behalf, that your e-mail address may have…