Earnest Baldwin, 36 of Miami, and Earl Baldwin, 42 of Miami were convicted on April 10 for their participation in a tax refund scheme using stolen identities. They had been charged in October 2012. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, the defendants were involved in an identity theft tax fraud scheme that operated from…
NYSEG online hiring site hacked; customers not affected
Two utilities-related breach reports on the same day? Unusual… Iberdrola USA said Tuesday its recruitment Internet site was hacked that is used for recruitment and hiring by candidates for New York State Electric and Gas. The company confirmed last week that an individual gained unauthorized access to the site that is also used for recruitment…
Central Hudson Completes Internal Cyber-Security Investigation Experts Report it May be Impossible to Ever Confirm Information Transfer; Law Enforcement Investigation Continues
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation has issued a press release updating its customers on the breach disclosed in February that affected 110,000 customers: (POUGHKEEPSIE, NY) Though New York State and federal law enforcement officials continue to investigate the incident externally, forensic computer experts have completed their internal investigation into the February cyber-security incident that…
Belgium: Update on Personal Data Security Breaches
Patrick Van Eecke writes: Following several recent widely publicized data breaches in Belgium, the Privacy Commission issued a new recommendation on security measures and data breaches. The recommendation builds further on its previously issued security reference measures and details specific security requirements regarding a.o. IT architecture and development and production environments. Remarkably, the Privacy Commission…
Hong Kong DPA Finds Companies Violated Direct Marketing Rules
Michael Standaert reports: Hong Kong’s data protection authority concluded that a medical center and an insurance broker engaged in the “deceitful” collection and sale of the personal data of more than 360,000 people over a two-year period, according to an investigation report released April 9. Allan Chiang, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data for the Hong Kong Special…
Amherst man’s gun permit reinstated; case raises questions about police access to medical records
There was a story from upstate New York that didn’t get my attention when I first read about it. A man was ordered to turn in his guns under New York’s new SAFE Act, allegedly because he had taken anti-anxiety medication and his mental health history made him a danger to himself or others. His…