FMWRC Public Affairs posted the following on www.army.mil: A laptop computer containing names and personally identifiable information for slightly more than 42,000 Fort Belvoir Morale, Welfare and Recreation patrons was stolen from a Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command employee Nov. 28. The Family and MWR Command was made aware of the theft Dec….
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Autopsy reports altered in data breach at WDH: Frisbie says it will notify families of deceased
Adam D. Krauss updates us on an insider breach at Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WDH) that was covered previously on this site. Frisbie Memorial Hospital says it will notify the families of two patients whose autopsy reports were altered when a Wentworth-Douglass Hospital employee made unauthorized changes to patients records’ at WDH’s pathology lab. Frisbie’s plan is…
Former Lone Star National Bank VP convicted of bank fraud
A former vice president and senior loan officer of Lone Star National Bank has been convicted of bank fraud. Emma Vigil, 48, of McAllen, pleaded guilty to two counts of bank fraud. At the hearing, Vigil admitted to using her position at Lone Star to conduct hundreds of thousands of dollars in fraudulent and unauthorized…
Laptop stolen from The Beijing Center contained applicants’ SSN
A laptop stolen from a locked facility at The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies on October 15th reportedly contained the names and Social Security Numbers of students who had applied to study abroad in China between 1994 and 2006. The laptop belonged to a recruiter for the center. According to a notification sent to the…
Personal information stolen from Detroit’s health department
Christine MacDonald reports on two breaches in the Detroit area: Police are investigating two incidents in which patients’ medical records — including social security numbers — were stolen from the city’s health department. The first theft occurred in late October when a flash drive was stolen from a health department employee’s car. It contained files…
(update) Texas company lays out ‘hacking’ case against Minnesota Public Radio
David Brauer has more on Lookout Services’s allegations against a Minnesota Public Radio reporter, following a breach reported here previously. […] In a Dec. 11 report, [MPR reporter] Aslanian said she was able to see “employee names, birth dates, Social Security numbers and hire dates” on Lookout’s web site “without using a password or encryption…