The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing next Thursday morning, July 24: The Federal Trade commission and Its Section 5 Authority: Prosecutor, Judge, and Jury No details are available yet as to who the witnesses will be, so check back next week. Those interested in the topic may wish…
Mark your calendars: House Oversight hearing on FTC Section 5 Authority
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will be holding a hearing next Thursday morning, July 24: The Federal Trade commission and Its Section 5 Authority: Prosecutor, Judge, and Jury No details are available yet as to who the witnesses will be, so check back next week. Those interested in the topic may wish…
Billing information of guests at Radisson Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf accidentally sent to a hotel guest
So it seems an employee of Radisson Hotel Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco accidentally sent an email to a hotel guest that had an attached spreadsheet with some guests’ billing information that included their company names, credit card numbers and expiration dates, mailing and email addresses, and telephone numbers. The recipient contacted the hotel the same day (June 10)…
DEI notifies clients after third party web host notifies them of two breaches
Dennis East International (DEI) reports that its website, which is hosted by Omeganet of Georgia (a/k/a/ CAMEO EZ) experienced two recent security breaches. The first incident affects some customers (who are all retailers) who placed orders on DEI’s website between June 1 and June 13 of this year. Omeganet informed DEI that some customers may…
Oakland School Employees Are ID Theft Victims after Records Were Left in Abandoned HQ
More details on this breach: The Oakland Unified School District abandoned its dilapidated headquarters in January 2013 after a janitor left a faucet on overnight and flooded the building. Educators departed and the homeless moved in, but no one bothered to remove or secure records that were scattered throughout the building. The folly of that…
Miami-Dade Resident Pleads Guilty In Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme
Karla A. Wilkerson, 26, of Miami, pled guilty yesterday to one count of possession of fifteen or more access devices, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1029(a)(3), and one count of aggravated identity theft, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1028A. Sentencing is scheduled for October 10, 2014. At…