Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is going after some debt-settlement companies for fraud. But the story reported by KTRE also includes charges concerning a security breach associated with one of the companies: Four Peaks [Financial] is accused of exposing its customers’ sensitive personal information, including name and credit card numbers, on its Web site. The…
Category: U.S.
IRS lax in destroying sensitive tax papers
From Reuters: Sensitive documents about U.S. taxpayers were found in trash outside all Internal Revenue Service sites visited in a investigation, putting the people at risk of identity theft, an inspector’s report says. The tax collection agency must bolster oversight of contractors who dispose of papers with personally identifiable information, the inspector general for tax…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: In a follow-up to a case reported last year, former Texas lottery worker Joseph Mueggenborg was arrested and charged with illegally “possessing” personal information on 140 lottery winners and employees, including their names and Social Security numbers. How he got hired by another state agency after being fired by another one…
Unu is back! 8.000.000 is the magic number – gamespot.com
From Hackers Blog: “Unu”, the ex HackersBlog member that stole the spotlight with his findings in internet security has come up with a new, very interesting finding. He gained access to personal data of a very large website. According to unu, over 8.000.000 (that 8 followed by 6 zeros!! 8 Millions) member accounts of gamespot.com…
Heartland Data Breach: Hearing Set for Class Action Suits
From BankInfoSecurity.com: A federal judicial panel will hear arguments next week on whether to consolidate the class action lawsuits brought against Heartland Payment Systems (HPY) by financial institutions. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in Louisville, KY will hear the arguments next Wednesday, according to Benjamin Johns, one of the lawyers representing the class action…
Data with personal info missing from National Archives (updated)
The Associated Press reports that the National Archives has lost a computer hard drive containing personal information from the Clinton administration, including Social Security numbers and addresses. The missing drive also contains other sensitive information. Update: the missing drive reportedly contains: …. 1T of data with “more than 100,000 Social Security numbers (including Al Gore’s…