Jeff Overley updates us on a previously reported breach: A Corona del Mar mortgage broker accused of dumping his clients’ financial information into public recycling bins has had his license suspended after declining to fight the allegations. According to state investigators, Paul Henry Reed, owner of Seaview Financial, closed his office in February, and boxes…
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Former United Way Employee Sentenced for Damaging Charity’s Computer Network
A former United Way employee, Luis Robert Altamirano, was sentenced today on charges of computer fraud. Altamarino to 18 months’ imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. In addition, the Court ordered him to pay more than $50,000 in restitution. Jeffery H. Sloman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of…
TN: Farmers Insurance Clients’ Info Hacked
Jeremy Finley reports: A big insurance company has a problem with its computers. Federal agents searched two middle Tennessee homes after someone hacked into Farmers Insurance customers’ records. […] According to a statement sent to the Channel 4 I-Team from Farmers Insurance, someone obtained unauthorized computer access to some of their customers’ information in Nashville……..
Jacksonville Legal Aid worker accused of stealing clients’ identities
Paul Pinkham reports: A receptionist for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid surrendered Tuesday on charges she stole the identities of at least 20 clients and used the information to obtain thousands of dollars’ worth of payday loans. Tashannyo Adena Medley remained free on unsecured bail and was ordered to be in court Monday to answer charges…
Stolen Esai Inc. laptop had unencrypted employee data
FCI USA wasn’t the only firm notifying the New Hampshire Attorney General of a stolen laptop this week. By letter (pdf) dated November 16, attorneys for Eisai Inc. informed the state that a laptop was stolen from a Human Resources Department employee’s car in New Jersey on October 21. At least one file on the…
FCI USA notifies employees of stolen laptop
Lawyers for FCI USA have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a laptop stolen from an employee may have contained a spread sheet with unencrypted personal information including names, Social Security numbers, and dates of birth for approximately 2,000 current and former employees. By letter dated November 19, K. Catherine Roney of Morgan…