I knew I’d enjoy seeing what Senator Blumenthal would do on consumer privacy issues now that he’s in the Senate. Hayley Tsukayama reports: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said that he has sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder requesting an investigation into the Epsilon data leak that affected millions of consumers this week. In…
US Airways Pilots Express Outrage over Data Theft
A press release from the U.S. Airlines Pilots Association reminds us yet again how labor disputes may increase the risk of a privacy breach or data breach: The pilots of US Airways, represented by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), today expressed their outrage at the airline’s acknowledgement that its management personnel aided in unauthorized…
CORRECTED: When was Epsilon breached?
Curiouser and curiouser. TripAdvisor.com reported a breach on March 24. At the time, some sources suggested it was a SQL injection, although I mentioned that there was some possibility it was due to a breach at an email service provider. Now TripAdvisor.com has sent out notices that they have been affected by the Epsilon breach….
Have you gotten a phishing phone call after the Epsilon breach? (updated)
I received the following email from a blog reader this morning: FYI I have received 3 phishing emails in the last 12 hours including emails purportedly from Charter, Walgreens, and Citibank; of special interest however is the fact that I received a phone call on my home phone and the ID listed the caller as…
Why unsubscribing from mail lists might not have protected you from the Epsilon breach
Back in December 2010, when Walgreens sent out its first breach notifications, one of the troubling aspects was that despite the fact that consumers had unsubscribed from their mailings, their data had been retained. The December 2010 notification email read, in part: We realize you previously unsubscribed from promotional emails from Walgreens, and that will continue….
CT: MidState Medical Center informs 93,500 patients of data breach
Greg Bordonaro reports: MidState Medical Center has begun sending letters to 93,500 patients whose personal information may have been compromised following the accidental loss of a computer hard drive, the hospital said in a letter to employees Tuesday. The misplaced hard drive, which has not yet been recovered, contains patient’s names, addresses, birthdates, social security…