Shahar Chai reports: An electrical engineering student in the Technion Institute of Technology has been expelled from the university after hacking his professors’ emails and stealing information, including at least one exam. The incident happened a few months ago, but this week the university decided to file a complaint against the student with the police….
CA: Tarleton Medical discloses breach involving protected health information
Note: the following notification is not from the health center at Tarleton State University, but from a family medicine practice in Rancho Mirage, California owned by Harold L. Tarleton, M.D. I am writing to inform you of a data security incident that may have affected your personal information. Tarleton Medical (“TM”) is committed to providing excellence in…
NM: Data Breach Notification Passes Senate Committee
Carol A. Clark writes: This afternoon, the Senate Public Affairs Committee unanimously passed House Bill 15, known as the Data Breach Notification Act. The legislation is sponsored by Republican Rep. Bill Rehm of Bernalillo. House Bill 15 would require businesses and other entities to implement reasonable procedures to protect the personal information of consumers. The…
Veridian Credit Union sues Eddie Bauer for failing to prevent data breach
Matt Day reports that another retailer has been sued by financial institutions hoping to recover their costs of a breach. Veridian Credit Union filed suit, seeking class-action status, in Seattle federal court this week. The complaint alleges negligence on the retailer’s part and seeks to compensate financial institutions for costs related to reissuing stolen credit and…
NZ: LookSee Wellington privacy breach forces website shutdown
Chloe Winter reports: Personal details of tech experts who applied for free trips to Wellington for job interviews could have been seen by others. Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (Wreda) says a privacy breach forced it to shut down the LookSee website on Thursday. Aimed to help boost the ranks of mid and senior level IT experts in Wellington,…
NY: Clients’ Personal Info Exposed Near Shuttered David Barton Gym
Ray Villeda reports: Paperwork containing the personal information of clients at a shuttered David Barton Gym in downtown Manhattan was found strewn across the heavily-trafficked streets in the area Thursday. News 4 cameras exclusively captured photocopies of identification cards, passports and visa information that had apparently been submitted with gym waivers for the luxury fitness…