John O’Connor of the Associated Press reports that AP obtained a memo suggesting that an Illinois state employee downloading music to a laptop computer was responsible for inadvertently sharing sensitive Illinois Department on Aging information such as employees’ Social Security numbers. About 170 employees may have been affected.
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OK: Yet another stolen laptop puts sensitive info at risk
This may not be a good month to be an Oklahoman. First there was the report that an employee of the Employment Security Commission lost a flash drive, then there was the laptop stolen from a Dept. of Human Services employee’s car, and now we are learning that yet another laptop was stolen — this…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Bernard James Brown Jr., a former bank credit card department manager at Eastern Virginia Bankshares, was sentenced to prison for bank fraud and identity theft. More. Investigators have identified suspects in a debit card fraud scheme affecting more than two dozen Macon and Bibb County residents and skimmers used at Raceway…
IN: Sensitive documents stolen from east side businesses
Steve Jefferson of WTHR reports that during a burglary and ransacking of a business building, the burglar stole a file cabinet full of sensitive information including names, Social Security numbers, and birth dates. Stealing a file cabinet…… for the information? Could this be the second report this week of burglaries specifically going for information?
WV: Bar association reports hack; members’ personal info at risk
The Associated Press is reporting that the West Virginia State Bar’s web site and network were hacked and that members’ names, mail and e-mail addresses, lawyer identification numbers, and Social Security numbers of some members and former members may be compromised. The breach was reportedly discovered “recently” and there is no indication as to when…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: In AZ, Sheila McCarthy and Christina Hansen were charged with aggravated identification theft involving stealing personal information and credit card information from an employer and an unnamed hair salon’s customers. More. In VA, Karen Priscilla Jones has been charged with aggravated identity theft as well as other crimes for stealing the…