Jaikumar Vijayan of Computerworld reports: A couple whose bank account was breached can sue their bank for its alleged failure to implement the latest security measures designed to prevent such compromises. In a ruling issued last month, Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer, of the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, denied a request by Citizens…
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U. Vermont announces credit card breach
Unversity of Vermont recently discovered that the security of up to 242 university-funded credit cards has been compromised. Ann Naylor of UVM Procurement services said in a statement that UVM is unaware of how the breach occured. UVM discovered the issue when they were notified by their bank. They were mailed a list of the…
TJX settles banks’ lawsuit
The Associated Press reports that TJX has settled TJX said it has paid $525,000 to settle claims by some banks about costs they incurred as a result of the retailer’s massive data breach. Other banks — AmeriFirst Bank, HarborOne Credit Union, SELCO Community Credit Union and Trustco bank – have dropped their respective claims against…
Navy laptop with personal info missing
Liz Nelson reports: Naval Hospital Pensacola will be notifying thousands of beneficiaries who use its pharmacy services, following the disappearance of a laptop computer August 18 which contains personally identifiable information. The computer’s database contains a registry of 38,000 pharmacy service customers’ names, Social Security numbers and dates of birth on all patients that used…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Terrence Chalk, CEO of Compulinx Managed Services, pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of his employees and faces up to seven years in prison. More. Fontana police arrested three people in what they called one of the biggest counterfeit credit card and identity theft rings they’ve ever encountered involving hundreds of…
Student information theft at BCTC
A weekend theft at Bluegrass Community and Technical College in Lexington may put some students at risk of identity theft and other abuses. A spokesperson for the College told ABC 36 News that personal information, including social security numbers were taken from less than 100 of the school’s 11,000 students. Lexington Police are investigating the…