Lauren Steussy and Melody Petersen have an update to a breach previously reported on this blog: Parents of some of the students accused of cheating at Corona del Mar High School are questioning why their children have been targeted for expulsion, arguing the scope of the scandal spans far more widely. In letters sent recently to…
Five steps to take if you’ve become a victim of ID theft
Over on CreditSesame.com, Kimberly Rotter wrote a tips article, “5 Steps to Take Immediately If You’ve Been a Victim of Identity Theft.” The article was also reproduced on Lifehacker. To briefly summarize the article, it lists some examples of identity theft and then recommends the following five actions (with additional info on each of the following):…
South Sound doctor's laptop stolen, containing information of about 900 patients
Alexis Krell reports: A South Sound doctor who visits patients at local nursing homes said Monday his laptop computer with personal information of about 900 patients he’s seen for the past three years was stolen from his vehicle. Dr. Ronald Schubert, whose practice is based in Federal Way, said he saw the patients between January…
Patient information may be exposed in UC Davis health system breach
UC Davis Health System officials are notifying 1,800 patients that their personal or medical information may be compromised after three doctors were hit with an email phishing scam. The physicians’ email accounts were exposed to malicious software in the mid-December security breach, health system spokesperson Charles Casey said. He said the doctors assumed the email came…
McGuire’s Irish Pub customer credit card data stolen by hackers
Dennis Pillion reports: The restaurant group behind the iconic McGuire’s Irish Pub locations in Pensacola and Destin announced that hackers gained access to their computer system for a period of 90 days, ending in December 2013. According to a report in the Pensacola News Journal, the McGuire Management Group does not know how many credit card…
SC: Data breach exposes Pee Dee Regional Transportation employee information
Gavin Jackson reports: An official with the Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority confirmed there was a data breach discovered late last week that exposed the personal information of about 50 current and former employees. Chuck MacNeil, executive director of the PDRTA, said letters were mailed Friday to those affected once the security breach was discovered…