Bailey Hildebrand reports: One northwest restaurant’s potential mistake is a reminder for businesses to take special care of employee files. Stephen Webster said he was walking in a parking lot last Thursday when he saw file folders scattered in and around a blue disposal bin behind The Cheesecake Company — a restaurant in the midst of closing its…
Ex-Monterey Park resident prison-bound for identity theft and tax refund scheme
Hillary Johnson reports: A former Monterey Park resident was sentenced Monday to 40 months in federal prison for filing bogus tax returns using names and Social Security numbers of people whose identity information had been stolen to fraudulently collect refunds. Sang Hwoon Shin, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge George H. King, who also…
MCPS Superintendent Addresses Hellgate Data Breach – Takes Full Responsibility
Updating the Hellgate High School breach reported yesterday, Peter Christian reports that MCPS Superintendent Mark Thane addressed the data breach that occurred last Friday: “The breach occurred when an email was sent from the Hellgate administration that was intended to convey notes from a recent parents meeting,” Thane said. “The document was, in fact, corrupted…
Morgan Stanley Suspected Russian Hackers in Client-Data Breach
Justin Baer reports: Morgan Stanley suspected that Russian hackers stole client data from a former financial adviser who pleaded guilty to illegally accessing the bank’s computers and taking the information home with him. Galen Marsh, who was fired from the Wall Street firm in January for viewing and copying account information on other advisers’ clients, pleaded guilty…
CT: Data Security Breach at Middlesex Hospital: 946 Patients Impacted
Samantha Schoenfeld reports: Middlesex Hospital in Middletown says that it suffered a data breach in October. The hospital says that on October 9, it was discovered that four of the hospital’s employees had been victims of an email phishing scam, which allowed a breach into the hospital’s records. In all, information for 946 patients may…
NY: Developer arrested for theft of source code from former employer
Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Diego Rodriguez, the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced the arrest of XU JIAQIANG for theft of a trade secret, in connection with XU’s theft of proprietary source code from XU’s former…