Christina Farr and Diane Bartz report: The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is seeking assurances from Apple Inc that it will prevent sensitive health data collected by its upcoming smartwatch and other mobile devices from being used without owners’ consent, two sources told Reuters. The two people, both familiar with the FTC’s thinking, said Apple representatives have…
WA: Former Pacific man sentenced to 80 months in prison for identity theft
Robert Whale reports: Vinod Ram skimmed diesel fuel credit cards belonging to commercial trucking companies then got cohorts to persuade truckers to fill ‘em up in exchange for cash. And in the 12 months that passed before the law caught up with him, Ram saddled those trucking companies and their credit card companies with $582,000…
VA provides snapshot into their infosecurity defense
The Veterans Administration has introduced a new snapshot element to their monthly reports to Congress, and it’s informative. For the month of October, they report: Intrusion Attempts (Blocked): 12,148,205 Malware (Blocked/Contained): 206,564,180 Suspicious/Malicious Emails (Blocked): 71,598,834 Infected Medical Devices (Contained)** 27 Outgoing Unencrypted Emails (Blocked) 96 ** Running total of medical device infections for which remediation efforts are underway In…
FL: Former Regions banker gets prison time, $1M+ judgment in ID theft
Margie Manning has an update to an insider breach first noted on this blog in May 2011: A federal judge in Tampa sentenced a former personal banker for Regions Bank to seven-and-a-half years in prison for her role in an identity theft scheme. The court also entered a money judgment of $1.17 million against the former banker, Howayda Hamdan….
Chino Latino and Burger Jones hit by data breach
Clare Kennedy reports: Diners at Chino Latino in Minneapolis and Burger Jones in Burnsville may have had credit and debit card information stolen by hackers, owner Parasole Restaurant Holdings said. The intrusion affected about 5 percent of credit and debit transactions from January until July, when the Edina-based restaurant group became aware of the intrusion, according to a news release. Read…
UK: Staffordshire University stolen laptop had student contacts details
BBC reports: A laptop containing the personal details of 125,000 potential and current students at Staffordshire University has been stolen. A member of staff took the computer home where it was stolen from a car. The data included the address, telephone number and email details for applicants dating back to 2006. The university said the…