Dan Goodin reports: FBI agents looking into the theft of customer data belonging to McDonald’s are investigating similar breaches that may have hit more than 100 other companies that used email marketing services from Atlanta-based Silverpop Systems . “The breach is with Silverpop, an email service provider that has over 105 customers,” Stephen Emmett, a…
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FL: Home Depot Employee Arrested for Skimming Customer Card Data
On December 8, 2010 the Loss Prevention Officer from The Home Depot store located at 1490 Capital Circle Northwest contacted the United States Secret Service about an employee who had been observed stealing credit card information from customers. Special Agents from the United States Secret Service then contacted the Leon County Sheriff’s Office and the…
Starbucks May Be Aren’t Liable for Workers’ ID Theft Risk (updated)
Tim Hull reports the latest on a lawsuit that stemmed from a case involving a stolen laptop in 2008: Starbucks employees whose personal information was stolen with a company laptop can sue the coffee kahuna for negligence, the 9th Circuit ruled Tuesday. About 97,000 current and former Starbucks employees were exposed to identity theft in…
VA: Portsmouth tax service dumps unshredded tax returns in dumpster
Once again, tax returns are found unshredded in a dumpster. This time, WTKR reports that the tax records were prepared by Liberty Tax Service in Portsmouth, Virginia. Martin Thomas, Jr. with the Decker Law Firm says it’s a class 2 misdemeanor under state law which reads, “They may not dispose of, for the purpose of…
MT: Developing: Fraud reports in Butte
Tim Trainor reports: Customers at a number of local banks and credit unions have reported fraudulent activity in their personal accounts, and area bankers recommend keeping a close eye on your finances over the next few days. Bob Nysteun, president of Glacier Bank, said Friday that he has heard from a number of customers recently…
Mountain Vista Medical Center notifies 2,284 endoscopy patients of missing records
A few mainstream media news organizations such as Arizona Republic and KPHO are reporting a breach involving Mountain Vista Medical Center in Mesa, AZ. A notice posted to the medical center’s site dated December 10 says: On October 13, 2010, Mountain Vista Medical Center became aware that compact memory data cards containing information related to procedures occurring January…