Elinor Mills reports: An unknown number of current and former employees of credit reporting firm Equifax received W-2 forms in the mail with their Social Security numbers visible through a window on the envelope, CNET has learned. Equifax became aware of the problem on January 19 and informed employees in a letter dated January 27,…
Customer Sues Bank After Phishing Attack
Linda McClasson reports: A Michigan-based metal supply company is suing Comerica Bank, claiming that the bank exposed its customers to phishing attacks. A lawsuit filed by Experi-Metal Inc. (EMI) in Sterling Heights, MI alleges that Dallas-based Comerica opened its customers to phishing attacks by sending emails asking customers to click on a link to update…
TX: Info on UTMB patients may have been compromised
Cindy George reports: Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen by a contractor last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters to the patients whose private information was accessed by an employee of MedAssets, a company hired to assist with billing from third-party payers. The Georgia-based firm employed…
Info on UTMB patients may have been compromised
Cindy George reports: Confidential information about 1,200 UTMB patients may have been stolen by a contractor last year. The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston mailed letters to the patients whose private information was accessed by an employee of MedAssets, a company hired to assist with billing from third-party payers. The Georgia-based firm employed…
Lawrence Welk Resort Furious with Visa
Elizabeth Banicki reports: The Lawrence Welk Resort says a tech company disabled its computer security system, making 1,427 customers’ credit cards vulnerable to ID theft. Welk says it paid Micros Systems $100,000 for the botched job, to “ensure compliance with evolving Visa and other industry security standards,” and that Visa, for “no legitimate reason,” ordered…
CO: Woman Accused Of Bilking 28 Victims
A grand jury has indicted a woman for identity theft, accusing her of stealing from 28 victims in the Denver metro area. Andrea Harris-Frazier, 54, was indicted Tuesday on 43 counts of theft over $15,000, forgery and attempted theft, according to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office. A warrant has been issued for her arrest….