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Thief Who Swiped 94,000 Credit Card Numbers At Michaels Stores In NY, NJ, CT, PA Sentenced

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

Jerry DeMarco reports an update to a breach previously covered extensively on this site over the past decade. A member of an ID theft ring that stole more than $600,000 from customers at Michaels stores in New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison on Thursday. Jose “Tito”…

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Ohio State University email gaffe creates a FERPA breach

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

An email gaffe due to not using bcc: instead of cc: or TO:  revealed almost 400 Ohio State University students’ disability status to other students.  Read the story on The Lantern. Note that this is a FERPA issue, and there really is no requirement for breach notification to those impacted, but the unintended disclosure needs…

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Salt Lake IT worker arrested, charged with sharing info on undercover officers

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

Another really serious insider-wrongdoing breach, if the allegations are true. Hayley Crombleholme reports: Salt Lake City Police Chief Mike Brown called allegations that a city employee accessed the names of undercover officers, metro gang files, and other restricted documents “very concerning.” The man was identified in a probable cause document as Patrick Driscoll, an IT…

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PA: Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau employee facing charges for accessing info to tip off a relative of investigation

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

Hometown2 reports: An Aultman woman is facing charges in Westmoreland County for accessing information from the state’s anonymous Childline and tipping off a relative in relation to a child welfare probe. The Trib reports that 39-year-old Rebecca D. Walker allegedly accessed the system through her job with the Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau.  The report she…

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Email breach at vendor to alliance of dental practices impacts numerous practices, more than 170,000 patients

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

For the second time in the past year, an alliance serving dental practices has been hit with a cyberattack.  Last year’s attack impacted patients at Kids First Dentistry & Orthodontics, a subsidiary of Professional Dental Alliance  of Connecticut.  They reported a a ransomware attack on First Impressions Orthodontics impacted their patients. This year, a number…

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Chico State employee charged with hacking, leaking vaccine exemption requests

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Dissent

Austin Herbaugh reports: A Chico State employee has been charged with criminal hacking after officials say he leaked vaccine exemption requests and personal information from some students. 22-year-old Alejandro Benitez is accused of publishing a list of Chico State students who applied for a religious exemption from the university’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement. Read more on…

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