Andrew Reeser reports: A computer repair shop in Macon that bought used computers from a government auction site says the ones they were sold had personal information of city employees still in the hard drives. A police report says BC Computer Repair in Macon bought the computers on govdeals.com in 2011. Then, on January 5th…
Cops Suspect Up to 300 Counts of Fraud In KTSU DJ Case
William Michael Smith and Steve Jansen report: A TSU DJ has been arrested in an alleged pledge-drive scam, a local TV watchdog reporter said late Wednesday. According to a tweet from Fox 26 reporter Isiah Carey late this afternoon, KTSU radio volunteer Michael Whitfield was arrested earlier in the day and could face up to 300…
Hit with extortion demand after job applicants’ data hacked, Drake International refuses to pay
Christine Dobby reports: Drake International, the Canadian-based job placement firm, confirmed Wednesday that it has been the victim of a hacking scheme by a group seeking to extort payment in exchange for not releasing the personal information of people who have used Drake’s services. […] The hackers that contacted Drake on Monday, made their threats…
Follow-up: Dun & Bradstreet Unit Fined, Former Employees Sentenced
The Shanghai Roadway Dun & Bradstreet Marketing Services Co. Ltd breach currently holds the unenviable distinction of being the largest recorded breach in DataLossDB’s database. In March 2012, we learned that law enforcement was investigating whether the company had illegally collected and sold 150,000,000 people’s information. Dun & Bradstreet responded by suspending its Chinese service…
Some reputation hits are deserved
Access Securepak explains its service as a “program designed to allow family members and friends to send packages to inmates.” On Monday, their parent corporation, Centric Group, notified the California Attorney General’s Office of a breach that may have started back in August 2010 but was only recently discovered. The irony of a company name that…
Ex-Palm Beach County health department worker accused of stealing patients’ info last year
There’s been an arrest in the case of a Palm Beach County Health Department employee who allegedly stole clients’ names, SSN, and dates of birth for a fraud scheme. It seems the theft would not have come to light were it not for a UPS worker who was suspicious that the woman would spend $36…