In the justice system: A skimmer that was attached to the Bank of America ATM in Bethlehem, PA, compromised 286 accounts. More. An estimated $1 million was skimmed this week from the accounts of people who used some ATMs in Melbourne. The ANZ Bank has canceled about 2000 cards. Five Romanian men have been charged…
Pacific University Notifies Campus of Data Security Incident
A University-owned laptop stolen from a staff member’s residence on March 25, 2009 reportedly contained names and some personal information, but not any Social Security numbers. An FAQ on the incident is available on Pacific University’s web site.
California mortgage broker charged in multimillion-dollar identity theft ring
Don Thompson of the Associated Press reports that Jerry Van Le has been accused of using stolen Social Security numbers from about 25 people to make purchases and then selling the personal information to over 2,000 other individuals in a multimillion-dollar identity theft ring. Le reportedly used his role as a mortgage broker to obtain…
AU: Outlaw genetic snoops (commentary)
Robyn Riley writes: I can understand the companies want a detailed health history before agreeing to issue cover. That’s business. But delving into a person’s genetic make-up is an abuse of technology and, worse, a Big Brother-type invasion of privacy. And yet it is already happening. According to a study published in Genetics in Medicine,…
AU: Patients’ medical records leaked online by pathology lab Sullivan Nicolaides
Anna Caldwell and David Earley report: An alarming privacy breach by one of Queensland’s biggest pathology labs has released patient medical histories on the internet. The names, contact numbers and private details of at least 100 patients, and potentially hundreds more, were plastered on the website of Brisbane-based Sullivan Nicolaides. Read more on news.com.au Update…
NH Prescription Privacy Law At High Court
Two companies that collect, analyze and sell prescription information are mounting a Supreme Court challenge to New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation law making doctors’ prescription writing habits confidential. In an appeal filed Friday, IMS Health Inc., of Norwalk, Conn.; and Verispan LLC, of Yardley, Pa., are telling the high court that the law violates their First Amendment…