Nathan Hardin reports: A Mt. Pleasant man turned himself in this morning after authorities issued warrants for his arrest. Deputies said he stole “numerous” customer accounts for more than a year while he was working as a Windstream employee. Authorities said Walter Darnell Austin, 45, used the financial information of Windstream internet customers to buy…
Tide fans ordering from Bamastuff.com may have had credit card information stolen
Yvonne T. Betowt reports: University of Alabama fans who bought items from Bamastuff.com between Aug. 1, 2009, and Jan. 16, 2012, are being alerted to contact their banks for possible illegal and unauthorized use of their credit cards. Bamastuff.com has sent out email notifications informing customers about a breach in its database, which was discovered…
CA: SF city worker charged with data theft
Associated Press updates an insider incident previously covered on this blog: A former San Francisco city employee is facing charges that she stole Social Security and other confidential information from more than 3,000 people who applied for Medi-Cal benefits. Shawn Williams pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to four felony counts of withholding and concealing stolen…
Update: More than 4,000 vets potentially affected by VA data breach
Nicole Blake Johnson reports: A Veterans Affairs Department data breach may have put at risk the personal information of more than 4,000 veterans, VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said Wednesday. That is nearly twice the number of potentially affected vets VA said last week were eligible for credit monitoring because of the breach. The…
Final phase of Mass. data protection law kicks in March 1
Jaikumar Vijayan reports: All companies storing personal data on Massachusetts residents have just over a month to ensure that their contractors, suppliers, technology providers and other third parties comply with a provision of a state data breach law that went into effect in March 2010. The law (download PDF) is designed to ensure that companies holding data…
OK: Medical records stolen from skincare company
Sharon Phillips reports: A burglary in south Tulsa has detectives on high alert. The personal information of more than 400 people is now in the hands of crooks. It happened at Preferred Skin Solutions near 55th and Lewis, and now officers are concerned about identity theft. The owners believe the thieves broke in sometime between…