Carl Burnett Jr. reports that someone hacked into the Walnut Township School District payroll records database: Someone gained access into the payroll records between 1:15 p.m. Monday and 10 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Fairfield County Sheriff’s Office report. […] The Sheriff’s Office report indicated the hackers had been able to access the 2008 payroll…
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Hacking incident at St. Louis University affects over 12,000 employees and 800 students receiving counseling services
St. Louis University in Missouri reports that its network was hacked and that personally identifiable and protected health information were on the servers that were accessed without authorization. A statement on their web site dated January 31 indicates that the breach occurred on December 12 and was discovered on the 13th. An investigation conducted by the…
CA: 200 ID Theft Cases Traced to Burger Joint
Sam Cohen reports: Vacaville investigators are asking diners of a burger restaurant to check their bank statements following a string of identity thefts. Almost 200 people have been identified as victims in this identity theft case. Cops were first alerted to it in early March, and traced the credit card number thefts back to Nation’s…
Zeus computer virus nabs Social Security numbers from Virginia Tech computer
Tonia Moxley reports that a computer in Virginia Tech controller’s office was infected by a virus that sent Social Security numbers and some financial data on current and former employees overseas before it was detected: About 370 people were affected, and all have been notified by mail of the security breach. The university will pay…
Yet another Health Net breach raises disturbing questions
More is starting to come out about the Health Net breach involving missing server drives that we first learned of earlier today in a press release from CT’s Attorney General. His press release was followed by a press release from Health Net. Now a few more details have emerged: Kathy Robertson of the Sacramento Business…
TX: Confidential tax documents litter neighborhood
Jonathan Betz of WFAA in Texas reports that a Fort Worth neighborhood was littered with dozens of tax documents containing names, addresses, and Social Security Numbers. Nearly all said they had their taxes prepared at a North Dallas tax service. An employee there told News 8 he was aware of the security breach, and blamed…