Margi Murphy reports: High street shoe retailer OFFICE is the latest company to reveal that its customers’ names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and passwords were accessed in a “security breach”. No financial details were accessed, the retailer said in an email sent to its customers. Only accounts made before August 2013 were breached, it…
Home Depot reports another insider breach
Home Depot seems to be having a rough year with dishonest employees. In February, this site reported that some employees had been charged with stealing co-workers’ personal information. Over 1200 were notified in California. Now Home Depot has notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that between May 7 – May 21, an employee was…
UK: Wolverhampton Council must take better care of people’s information – ICO
From the ICO: The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered Wolverhampton City Council to provide adequate data protection training for its staff following a series of warnings dating back over two years. The enforcement action follows an investigation into a data breach at the council that occurred in January 2012. The breach was caused when…
MS: Woman charged in medical identity theft case
Press release on May 22 from Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood: A woman alleged to be stealing identities and forging prescriptions has been arrested following a seven month investigation, announced Attorney General Jim Hood today. Sylvia Cook, 59, whose last known residence is in Jackson, was arrested Wednesday in rural Rankin County. Cook is wanted…
More details emerge on SDSU breach
idRADAR.com has additional details on the breach involving San Diego State University reported here last week. Jeanne Price reports: A total of 1,050 students have been identified in the group whose data was discoverable online. Since the pre-college program is for students in 6th to 12th grade, it likely that most if not all of these…
MasterCard Increases U.S. Cardholder Security – Quick Facts
MasterCard Inc. announced that it has enhanced to its security efforts, providing U.S. cardholders with greater protection from fraud and identity theft. The company noted that all MasterCard credit, debit, prepaid and small business cards issued in the U.S. will now carry Identity Theft Resolution assistance. The program provides help in canceling missing cards and…