Sometimes it pays to wait until you get more information before making any public statement. A police chief in Connecticut was ridiculed widely yesterday after suggesting that a stolen laptop containing a “fair amount of records” would likely be inaccessible because the battery was old and run down. Today, there’s an updated assessment and statement….
Category: U.S.
CT: Police laptop stolen from cruiser parked at dealership
Elizabeth Dinan reports: A police department laptop computer containing “a fair amount of records” was stolen from a marked cruiser and an on-board camera was damaged while the cruiser was left at an auto dealership for service, said Chief Jon Tretter. The theft from and damage to the “brand new” cruiser occurred last week when…
Identity fraud case has broader scope than first thought
Andrea Simmons reports on a case mentioned on this blog last month. … A simple investigation into a couple stolen checks has evolved into what Duluth authorities say is a wide-ranging tax fraud case involving Ford, three separate identity theft rings with half a dozen or more conspirators and upwards of 5,800 victims. […] After…
TX: Suit wants $3.5 billion for state computer glitch
A second class-action lawsuit has been filed in a Houston federal court against Comptroller Susan Combs on behalf of 3.5 million Texans whose personal information was exposed to public access on a government computer server for more than a year. “We are seeking the $1,000 statutory penalty for each of these individuals whose privacy was…
CA: Concerns raised about paperwork spilled in San Rafael Highway 101 mishap
Will Jason reports that 20 boxes of documents with sensitive medical and financial information went flying off the back of truck owned by Baker Moving and Storage after it experienced a flat tire on Highway 101 near the Marin Civic Center while moving the records from one warehouse to another: Baker, whose company is based in…
Michaels Alerts Customers of Potential Debit and Credit Card Fraud
From their press release: Michaels Stores, Inc. has learned that PIN pad tampering may have occurred in its Chicago-area stores and that customer credit and debit card information may have been compromised. The company was contacted this week by banking and law enforcement authorities after some fraudulent debit card transactions were reported over the weekend. Authorities…