Tom DiChristopher reports: A spike in fraudulent state tax filings through TurboTax was not due to a breach at software maker Intuit, CEO Brad Smith told CNBC on Friday. “Our systems have not been breached at Intuit,” Smith said during a “Squawk Alley” interview. “We take privacy and security of our customers’ information as job one….
GA: More Victims Come Forward in Shorter University Identity Theft (updated)
Coosa Valley News reports: Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes…
Ca: Service NL says employee inappropriately accessed records
CBC News reports: Service NL announced Friday it is investigating an inappropriate access of personal information by an employee with the department. In January, Motor Registration Division was alerted that an individual’s personal information may have been inappropriately accessed by an employee. Service NL later determined that an employee of the department had accessed the individual’s…
The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act Seeks Uniformity in Responses to Data Security Breaches
Vito Petretti and Eric J. Pennesi of MorganLewis write: The Personal Data Notification & Protection Act, (the Act) one of many security- and privacy-related legislative measures proposed by U.S. President Barack Obama last month, is intended to provide uniformity in the measures required of companies in the event of a security breach related to sensitive…
Three Months Later, State Department Hasn’t Rooted Out Hackers
Danny Yadron reports: Three months after the State Department confirmed hackers breached its unclassified email system, the government still hasn’t been able to evict them from the department’s network, according to three people familiar with the investigation. Government officials, assisted by outside contractors and the National Security Agency, have repeatedly scanned the network and taken…
UMaine professor whose laptop was stolen violated university’s data policy
Noel K. Gallagher provides additional details on a U. of Maine breach reported earlier this week: A University of Maine physics professor who compromised the personal information of more than 600 current and former students when his laptop was stolen violated a university policy that prohibits professors and other employees from having students’ Social Security…