CBS in Miami reports that police have busted an ID theft ring that involved an employee of a Coral Springs Chili’s and others. On Tuesday Ames and other investigators showed the evidence recovered to CBS 4 News — a credit card making machine, a credit card skimmer, laptops, blank credit cards and pages and pages…
Second class action lawsuit against Western Health Authority filed
Gary Kean reports that a second class action lawsuit, representing about 200 patients who received breach notifications from Western Health, has been filed. Unlike the other lawsuit, however, this one names the employee as a co-defendant. Over 1,000 patients received notification letters concerning an employee’s inappropriate access to their files. For at least some patients,…
TX: Del Mar College exposes 400 people’s SSN after improper disposal of records
Ah yes, because we didn’t have enough education sector breaches already? kiii TV reports: Del Mar College’s East Campus reported Tuesday that paper documents containing personal information, including Social Security numbers, were discovered in a recycling bin. The documents, created between 1996-2007, contained personal identifying information of some 400 people. They were discovered in a…
Second Ariz. man charged in Sony Pictures hack
Associated Press reports: A second suspected member of the LulzSec hacking group was arrested Tuesday in Phoenix for his alleged role in a computer breach at Sony Pictures Entertainment last year, authorities said. An indictment filed in Los Angeles and unsealed Tuesday charged Raynaldo Rivera, 20, of Tempe, Ariz., with one count each of conspiracy…
Dakota County medical examiner investigator’s laptop stolen
Sarah Homer reports: A computer containing photographs of crime scenes and dead bodies was stolen earlier this month from a medical examiner investigator, according to Roseville police. The personal Toshiba laptop belongs to 25-year-old Navid Amini, a medical examiner investigator for Regina Medical Center, home to the Minnesota Regional Medical Examiner’s Office, which conducts medical…
Imation Compliance Heat Map
From Imation: To help businesses and IT pros navigate the compliance landscape and develop secure and functional infrastructures for data storage and protection, Imation created a Compliance Heat Map to depict the strictness of data breach laws and resulting penalties for breaches by state. Based on first-hand experience working with companies that face compliance challenges,…