Jason Lewis reports on the FIFA breach that was mentioned on this site last month (here). The personal details of thousands of football fans who bought World Cup tickets from official FIFA outlets have been stolen and sold for up to £500,000. […] The data breach first emerged in Scandinavia where the details of 50,000…
Another lawsuit challenges ObamaCare on privacy grounds
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UK: Bungling West Midlands medics lose 12,000 private patient records
Jonny Greatrex reports: Bungling Midland medics have lost the personal records of nearly 12,000 NHS patients in just eight months, the Sunday Mercury can reveal. The incredible data loss includes the confidential files of 10,000 people – taken after criminals stole a server from a dental practice. Other incidents saw more than 170 private patient…
Imprisoned “Greenpoint Crew” member hit with new ID theft charges
Michaelangelo Conte reports: Two New York men who were once based in Bayonne have been charged with running a massive identity theft ring using dozens of people in numerous states to buy high-end items and withdraw cash using stolen account information, officials said. Abraham Lajos Berger, 56, and Alexei Kulakov, 38, of Brooklyn, were arrested…
MA: Town of Essex Legal Notice About “Potential” Breach Involving Youth Commission Records
The Town of Essex in Massachusetts has posted a notice to its web site that some records of the Essex Youth Commission are “presently unaccounted for.” Based on the Town’s ongoing investigation such documents and computer files are believed to include, but not be limited-to, records relating to the Essex Youth Commission Summer Program and…
MA: Town of Essex Legal Notice About "Potential" Breach Involving Youth Commission Records
The Town of Essex in Massachusetts has posted a notice to its web site that some records of the Essex Youth Commission are “presently unaccounted for.” Based on the Town’s ongoing investigation such documents and computer files are believed to include, but not be limited-to, records relating to the Essex Youth Commission Summer Program and…