FBI is investigating a data breach allegedly pertetrated by the St. Louis Cardinals back office.
If you see one mouse in the barn, there are likely a lot more mice. Corporate data breaches are likley far more common.
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Thieves aquired names, addresses, social security numbers and other personal information from a database owned by CICS employment services., whiched housed employment background check information. The thieves then took the personal information and filed false IRS forms to obtain tax refunds. The company does not know how the informaiton was taken, but they know it was when the theft ring was busted.
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A hotel in Rhode Island is sending all information that it collects about its guests to the local police. Does state law require it? No. Is the hotel under subpoena? No. The police and hotel reached an agreement. Guests will receive no notice of the information sharing. Bipartisanship Lives. Last week a new data security bill was unvieled to create standardized requirements for data breach and security issues. Co-sponsors of the bill: To handle data breach investigations and litigation, the Connecticut Attorney General created a Privacy and Data Security Department. The Department emerged from a 2011 task force studying how the state can best address data breaches, and is staffed with a ” cross-disciplinary team of experts in health, finance and other disciplines.” Last week Congressmen Barton (R-TX) and Rush (D-IL) filed data breach notification legislation. Feds want to protect personal, private information and the states are quickly passing bills that further protect their citizens. What you need to know about the federal bills: The FBI is investigating whether hacked tax information was used to file fraudulent state and federal tax returns without the original taxpayer’s knowledge. The fraudulent state and federal tax filings are impacting businesses and individuals. Last week Anthem experienced a data security breach that resulted in the exposure of personal information for up to 80 million people. This week, a class action lawsuit has been filed in Atlanta. Here’s what plaintiffs allege:Police Body Cameras and Data Security, Data Retention Policies
Oregon Data Breach of Employment Background Checks leads to False IRS Tax Refunds
Read the Fine Print: Hotel Sends All Guest Info Automatically to Police
Congress Has New Data Security Bill Moving. 5 Highlights.
Lege Trend: Attorney General Forms Data Security Department
Lege Trend: Federal Data Breach Legislation
Data Breaches Lead to Tax Man Problems
Breach Leads to Class Action. Rinse. Repeat.
4 Data Security Policy Trends