Travel companies suffer a higher rate of card fraud than the average UK business as a result of the explosion in card-not-present transactions. An industry conference in London yesterday was told that overall card fraud is falling, but card-not-present transactions have ballooned and retailers invariably bear the cost of the fraud loss. […] There are…
Commentary: Obamacare HHS rule would give government everybody’s health records
As always, consider the source. Rep. Tim Huelskamp of Kansas has an OpEd in the Washington Examiner that begins: It’s been said a thousand times: Congress had to pass President Obama’s health care law in order to find out what’s in it. But, despite the repetitiveness, the level of shock from each new discovery never…
NC: Greenville Medical Tech Arrested For Identity Theft
Kristen Hunter reports: A medical technician is behind bars, charged with using medical records in a series of financial frauds. 27-year-old, Kelly Marie O’Neal has been arrested on 16 counts of identity theft and 16 counts of obtaining property by false pretense. She’s in the Pitt County Jail tonight on a $20,000 secured bond. Detectives…
Some retirees’ personal information lost in mail
Associated Press reports: The personal information of thousands of U.S. Steel Mining retirees and their dependents has been lost in the mail. Benefits Administration Services said Friday that a password-protected CD it had put in the mail in August never reached its destination. BAS is a provider of benefits administration services for the United States…
Ca: Confidential medical records found on Calgary street
Alberta’s Information and Privacy Commissioner is investigating after iNews880 partner station, CHQR (QR77) in Calgary, was handed detailed medical records which a source says were found on a street. Information contained in the files includes names, birth dates, and surgical procedures. […] The investigation is expected to take several weeks. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is…
UTSA Honors College informs students of computer security incident
The University of Texas at San Antonio has posted a breach notice on the university’s site: The University of Texas at San Antonio is informing 688 students and prospective students who either enrolled in or applied to courses in the Honors College that an unauthorized user may have gained access to information about them. Those…