Nick Perry of The Seattle Times reports that 6,000 University of Washington employees were notified last week that their names and Social Security numbers were on a computer system that was hacked. At least two parking-management computer servers were hacked starting around Dec. 6 last year. The university recognized that the servers had been compromised…
Category: U.S.
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Charles McLaurin was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for ID theft, a month after he slipped away during a break at his initial sentencing hearing. More. In the UK, the case against PC Anna Wong of the Lothian and Borders Force has been continued again without plea at Edinburgh…
IN: Goshen attorney dumps client files in the trash
Justin Leighty of The Elkhart Truth reports that confidential client files from attorney Joe Lehman’s office were just dumped in the trash. The files contained personal and financial information, and were disposed of during a move the office was making. What’s somewhat dumbfounding is that the attorney claimed he didn’t know that there was any…
Ohio University Closes Door on Breach Saga With $90,000 Settlement
Steve Kolowich reports: Ohio University has settled a lawsuit with two former information-technology administrators, paying them a total of $90,000 because the university improperly failed to disclose some records related to an investigation of a data breach three years ago. Thus concludes a saga fraught with litigation, finger-pointing, and the perils of technology. Read more…
Credit Card Fraud Reported at Clearstar
Kellene Stockwell of Channel2 News reports that the Reno Police Department is investigating nearly 30 reports of credit card fraud affecting Clearstar Financial Credit Union members. The reports began March 25th and all of the victims report unauthorized charges at Chicago-area stores. [name and headline corrected to “Clearstar”]
TN: Former child support worker nabbed for selling stolen personal info
TheCityPaper reports that Steven K. Gilmore, a former child support worker, was arrested after attempting to sell the personal information — including names, Social Security numbers and bank account numbers — of 1,600 people. Gilmore had been employed by Policy Studies, Inc., a private company that contracts with the Tennessee Department of Human Services to…