As an update to a story reported previously here, The Indy Channel reports: A credit card company said Tuesday that a computer glitch caused more than a hundred people’s statements to be posted online last week. Constance Wilson, who lives in McCordsville, alerted CompuCredit after she logged in to pay her Aspire Visa card bill…
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(update) TN: improper disposal of medical records (update 2)
Karen Zatkulak updates this story previously covered here: […] But police say these medical documents do mention several local facilities. Weary says, “Some procedures may have been performed at Hutcheson, Memorial, and Erlanger.” Weary says this case is now being investigated by federal officials who regulate HIPAA violations, and right now, police are not blaming…
Oops: Did Rudder Just Send Your Financial Data to Someone Else? (update 1)
Adam Ostrow reports that financial planning application Rudder appears to have sent user’s confidential financial information to the wrong people, exposing users’ salary, debts, bank balance, and where they shop. Ostrow is trying to obtain some statement from Rudder. As of the time of this posting, there is no statement on their site either denying,…
CO: Boulder Kia dumps 10 bins full of personal info
Vanessa Miller of Daily Camera reports that Boulder police have chained up 10 recycling bins outside the now-defunct Anderson Kia car dealership after learning that the bins were stuffed with personal information from the dealership’s former customers. All of the folders reportedly contained Social Security numbers, driver’s license information, photos, phone numbers and financial information…
N.J. accidentally reveals personal data of 28K unemployed residents
Chris Megerian reports that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development notified about 28,000 unemployed residents that their personal information may have been compromised due to a clerical error that may have sent their Social Security numbers to employers for whom they did not work.
Proposed settlement in Olive Garden FACTA lawsuit
Sandra Pedicini of the Associated Press reports that a tentative settlement in a class action lawsuit against Olive Garden for breaching a requirement of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act has been reached . The settlement would require the restaurant to provide a $9 appetizer voucher to anyone who ate at Olive Garden between…