Katherine Gasztonyi writes: On February 20, the Third Circuit sent a letter to counsel in FTC v. Wyndham Worldwide Corp., identifying at least one topic that will be addressed in the upcoming oral argument regarding the parties’ dispute over whether the FTC has the authority to regulate companies’ data security practices: whether unreasonable cybersecurity practices…
TX: Missouri City Woman Charged with Stealing More Than $1 Million from Former Employer
Michelle Robyn Freytag, 47, was arrested last week, following the return of a 20-count federal indictment alleging wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment, returned Feb. 11, 2015, alleges Freytag was hired in April 2009 to be the executive assistant for a Houston businessman. Freytag was hired in April 2009, according to the indictment. As…
No longer gagged by law enforcement stay, Kaplan University begins notifying students of breach (updated)
On June 4, 2014, the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector General, Criminal Investigative Division notified Kaplan University (KU) that a former KU employee had stolen some students’ information, but placed a stay on notifying the affected students because of the criminal investigation. That stay was lifted this month, and KU began notifying affected students…
NC: Lost thumb drive had personal info of 5,300 former Pitt Community College students
WITN reports: Thousands of former Pitt Community College students could have their personal information at risk after the college says a computer thumb drive was lost. PCC says some 5,300 full names, social security numbers, and addresses of the former students were on the drive that was lost January 21st.. Rick Owens, vice president of…
Controversy over 2006 Ernst & Young breach continues
In September, I reported a case in Canada involving Mark Morris, a man who purchased decommissioned hardware from Ernst & Young in 2006 that he claimed had not been properly wiped. Morris had been employed by Synergy Partners, a firm Ernst & Young bought in 2003. He had purchased at least two servers and dozens of devices…
GA: Four Sentenced On Card Fraud Charges
Four men from Tampa, Florida were sentenced today in Georgia. All four defendants entered guilty pleas to possessing unauthorized access devices on October 23, 2014. According to facts stipulated in their plea agreements, on May 9, 2014, a Lowndes County, Georgia deputy stopped the vehicle in which the four were travelling on Interstate 75. During…