ECS Learning Systems has notified the Vermont Attorney General’s Office that its customer database had been accessed, beginning in April 2010. The intruder(s) reportedly gained access via the firm’s online ordering system. According to their letter, ECS became aware of the intrusion on October 15, and their investigation revealed that 1300 customers’ information may have…
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Kayser-Roth notifies employees that stolen laptop contained their info
Kayser-Roth Corporation, an affiliate of Golden Lady Group, recently notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop stolen from their corporate office in Greensboro, North Carolina contained personal and financial information on an unspecified number of current and former employees. The laptop, which was stolen from the Corporate Payroll Department sometime between 4:30…
NU students’ financial aid information posted on state treasurer’s website
Alissa Skelton reports: The University of Nebraska has asked the state treasurer to remove thousands of students’ classified financial aid and loan information that was published on a state spending website. But State Treasurer Shane Osborn said Saturday that’s impossible for his agency to do with limited staff and resources. “We don’t want to put…
LAPD officer resigns after being accused of tapping database on killer’s behalf
Joel Rubin and Jessica Porter report: A rookie Los Angeles police officer has resigned amid allegations he illegally tapped into a law enforcement computer on behalf of a gang member who was recently convicted of murder. The officer, Gabriel Morales, 25, was seeking information on two key witnesses who testified at the gang member’s murder…
Five charged with stealing patient info as part of ID theft/fraud ring
More on a breach reported earlier in the week involving Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale: A criminal complaint was filed this week against five people who are accused of stealing patient information from Holy Cross Hospital in Fort Lauderdale and a physician’s office in Aventura. Albert Anthony Andrulonis, 26, of Davie, Raushanah Bowleg, 33,…
Patient and personal info exposed when package sent by courier damaged in transit
Northridge Hospital Medical Center in California notified the U.S. Dept. of Health & Human services that 837 patients were affected by a breach that occurred on October 16 involving paper records. A notice on their home page says, “Northridge Hospital Medical Center has experienced a security incident involving Medicare and Medi-Cal patient information. If you…