Remember the Astroglide breach, when customers who ordered samples of the lubricant had their personal details exposed online? Now there are allegations that Durex condom orders were leaking on the web. Last week, this site received a lead about a security problem involving the web site of a Durex product. On March 5, a customer…
State Agency ID Theft May Affect 11,000
The following news report on a breach involving a Connecticut state agency seems to be equating theft of PII with identity theft, a problem we’ve seen all too many times, although there may be cases of ID theft associated with this breach. On Monday, Office of Policy Management Secretary Robert Genuario announced that as many…
Police seize computers in ACIC investigation
Richard Duke contributed to this report from the Benton Courier: Arkansas State Police have served two search warrants and seized computers and other items from the home and office of a local bail bondsman, apparently in relation to its investigation of the alleged misuse of police passwords to illegally obtain private information on local residents….
Prescription drug database battle rages
Bob Barr comments on legislation proposed in Georgia: Federal and state drug agencies want Georgia to create a database of doctors who prescribe pain medications, pharmacists who fill prescriptions for pain medications, and patients who receive prescription pain medications. And law enforcement agencies are employing a full-court press in the General Assembly to get what…
(follow-up) Moscow gets tough on cybercrime as ID theft escalates
Joseph Menn reports: Russia has quietly arrested several suspects in one of the world’s biggest cyberbank thefts, raising hopes of a previously unseen level of official co-operation in a country that has been a haven for criminals. The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB)has detained suspects including Viktor Pleshchuk, an alleged mastermind behind a £6m (€6.6m,…
Airport Worker Accused Of “Skimming” Credit Cards
CBS4 reports that an Orlando International Airport parking garage worker was skimming customers’ credit cards and then giving the info over to her boyfriend: On Friday police moved in an arrested 43-year-old Susanna Harutyunya. She now faces three counts of fraud. The thefts were discovered in December when a CitiBank investigator found that 17 separate…