Evelyn Nunez, 40, of Providence, was sentenced today to 30 months in federal prison and ordered to pay more than $1.4 million dollars in restitution to the IRS and the State of Rhode Island for her role in a scheme to steal personal identifying information of minors named as dependents on legitimate tax returns prepared…
Court’s Interpretation of Merchant Services Agreement Limits Retailer’s Liability to Card Brands for Data Breach
Gregory Bautista and Melissa Ventrone of Wilson Elser write: On January 15, 2015, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri ruled that fees, assessments and costs imposed by the credit card brands on Schnuck Markets, Inc. (Schnuck), a grocery chain estimated to have had 2.4 million customers’ credit and debit card information compromised by…
Vidant Health leaking PHI since at least September – security firm (updated)
SLC Security posted this yesterday: Second Note: Vidant Health – Greenville, NC Just a quick update that we are still seeing issues with Vidant Health which we previous reported. On October 1, 2014, SLC Security had posted: DISCLOSURE: Vidant Medical Center (www.vidanthealth.com) Leaking PHI to include locations, patient names, diagnosis, age, birthdates and identifying features such…
SC: Did you work at Westpoint Stevens in Seneca? Check your credit report.
Greenville Online reports that The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an identity theft case and the possibility that personnel files from former Westpoint Stevens employees may have been stolen. FoxCarolina adds that law enforcement is asking former employees at the Westpoint Stevens Seneca plant to check their credit reports. A statement posted today on the…
Trouble for new data breach bill?
Julian Hattem reports: New draft legislation to protect people after their data may have been stolen is running into some quick opposition on Capitol Hill. Mere hours after Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) unveiled their Data Security and Breach Notification Act on Thursday, a pair of key House Democrats is calling it a non-starter….
Miami Resident Sentenced In Identity Theft Tax Fraud Scheme Involving Medical Patients’ Personal Identifying Information
There’s a follow-up to a breach previously reported on PHIprivacy.net. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida reports that Kenol Augustin, 36, was sentenced to 16 months in prison, followed by two years of supervised release, and was ordered to pay joint and several restitution of $57,000, for his role in the tax refund…