Data Breach Compromises UNLV Employees Information
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas announced recently that private information for approximately 2,000 current and former employees may have been compromised back in 2008. According to the university, the Office of Information Technology discovered what may have been unauthorized activity on a university desktop computer that included names and social security numbers of approximately [...]
Reports of losses from cyber crimes gathered from surveys are greatly exaggerated and often based on unverified, self-reported numbers and skewed results, according to two Microsoft researchers. In the “Sex, Lies and Cybercrime Surveys” report, Dinei Florencio and Cormac Herley say much of the information on cyber-crime losses comes from surveys, which often overlook the [...]
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A California-based company that represents medical providers in the recovery of billing from workers’ compensation insurance carriers has disclosed that electronic files containing the personal information of hundreds of thousands of individuals have been exposed to hackers. Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants, Inc was notified of the breach by an outside data security firm. The compromised [...]
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A federal legislation introduced this week in the Senate would require businesses to report data breaches that threaten consumer privacy, and those who conceal them could face harsh penalties. Introduced by Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act calls for national standards for data breach notification. Under the act, companies that [...]
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Police in Omaha, Neb., are investigating an identity theft case involving hackers who stole personal information using customers’ credit and debit cards, ketv.com reports. Investigators said more than 50 victims from across the Omaha metro area were targeted in the last few days or weeks following a breach of security through a credit card processor. [...]
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The Better Business Bureau is warning businesses and consumers to be cautions of potentially malicious emails stemming from what some security experts consider as one of the biggest data breaches in U.S. history. Epsilon’s parent company Alliance Data Systems Corporation yesterday reaffirmed that no personal identifiable information was compromised, such as Social Security Numbers, credit [...]
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The Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers suffered a data breach last year that compromised credit card information of more than 800 people who registered for an IEEE conference, Network World reported. IEEE has notified affected individuals about the breach that took place around Nov. 17, 2010, and resulted in the deletion of a file [...]
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Five people were convicted last week of federal charges for their roles in an international phishing scam that used spam emails and bogus websites to collect personal information that was used to defraud U.S. banks, according to FBI’s Los Angeles field office. The five found guilty were among 53 defendants charged in the fall of [...]
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Former High School Student Gets 30 Days in Slammer for Changing Grades, Stealing Tests
March 23, 2011 No CommentA 21-year-old man who repeatedly broke into his high school to change grades and steal tests almost three years ago will serve 30 days in jail and pay nearly $15,000 in restitution under a plea agreement reached Monday, The Orange Country Register reported, Omar Khan, of Santa Ana, Calif., pleaded guilty to five felony counts [...]
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A list of top consumer complaints in 2010 has revealed that identity theft continues to be the No. 1 complaints category for the 11th consecutive year. According to the Federal Trade Commission, of 1,339,265 complaints received last year, 250,854 – or 19 percent – were related to identity theft. Debt collection complaints came in second [...]
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