Stars and Stripes reports: Names, addresses, emails and technical information belonging to 98,000 U.S. military personnel stationed in Europe have been stolen from an on-base cellphone concessionaire, according to the Army and Air Force Exchange. “The Exchange learned on February 11 of a data breach of customer information held by concessionaire SIGA Telecom,” AAFES spokesman…
Apple Pay Stung by Low-Tech Fraudsters
Robin Sidel and Daisuke Wakabayashi report: Apple Inc. ’s new mobile-payment system has been hit by a wave of fraudulent transactions using credit-card data stolen in recent breaches of big retailers, including Home Depot Inc. and Target Corp. , people familiar with the matter said. About 80% of the unauthorized purchases have been for big-ticket…
CA: Physician notifies patients after burglars steal credit card transaction records and patient charts
To past and current patients of Sharon J. Jones, M.D.: On the evening of January 8, 2015, our office was broken into and our 2014 credit card transaction register and approximately 350 patient charts were stolen. Upon discovery the following morning, the San PabloPolice Department was immediately notified and a formal police report was filed. Notification letters to all…
IKEA investigating whether employee information was stolen at Pittsylvania Co. plant
IKEA is investigating its factory in Danville after an employee hired to work in human resources gave a fake social security number. The company told WDBJ7 in a statement today that person has been fired. IKEA is providing all employees in Danville with six months of free credit monitoring service as an extra security measure. More on WDBJ7….
IE: Why it’s wrong to ban anonymity for egg and sperm donors
John Waterstone reports: The central pillar of the Children and Family Relationships Bill’s assisted reproduction regulations is an attempt to outlaw anonymous egg and sperm donation and force every donor-conceived child to be given the opportunity to identify and meet their donor once they have reached 18. The Bill has not dealt with legal parenthood…
University Of Oregon Uses Rape Victim’s Own Therapy Records Against Her In Lawsuit
Stephanie Castillo reports: The University of Oregon (UO) is under fire for using a student rape victim’s therapy records against her after she sued the campus for mishandling her sexual assault case. […] FERPA is a federal law that protects the privacy of students’ “education records.” These records refer to records directly related to a…