How Can We Trust Our Doctors
Chicago Tribune reports that a criminal group which included insiders from Chicago hospital who used confidential data of more than 100,000 patients to steal at least $150,000 from victim's bank accounts has been arrested.
The Largest Bank Data Theft in USA
The largest bank data theft in USA affected about 700,000 customers at 4 different banks: Wachovia Corp., Bank of America Corp., Commerce Bancorp Inc. and PNC Bank NA. 9 people, including 7 former bank employees and 1 former manager of the New Jersey Department of Labor, were arrested. Police in Hackensack, N.J., are continuing their investigation into the theft by a crime ring that apparently accessed the data illegally through the former bank employees.
Data Leakages in USA Universities
A new student identification method is to be developed in Oklahoma State University, where laptop computer listing Social Security numbers for more than 37,000 current and former students was stolen on April 12. The university will track students by 8-digit student identification numbers instead of Social Security numbers. In addition officials said the university will discipline workers who don't protect sensitive information.
The Largest Case of Medical Data Theft in USA
The FBI has arrested a former branch manager of San Jose Medical Group, who is charged with stealing medical and financial information about 185,000 patients of the group.
Indian call center employees steal 350K dollars from Citibank
The call centre workers in Pune, India, have been arrested for looting $350,000 from the accounts of Citibank's US customers.
600K Time Warner workers' data has gone
CNNMoney, a Time Warner affiliate, reported that media conglomerate Time Warner has lost computer back-up tapes containing private information of 600,000 current and former employees. The tapes did not include personal data on Time Warner customers.
Apple iPod and similar devices are dangerous
The recent survey revealed that overwhelming majority of companies is not ready to cope with the threat of using multimedia players within corporative network.
200K Ameritrade client's private data has gone
A computer backup tape with the account information of more than 200,000 Ameritrade Inc. clients has been lost. A package of data backup tapes was damaged in transit in late February by a shipping company that isn't being named. Four of the tapes in the package disappeared after the package was damaged but three were later found by the shipper during a search of its facility. The fourth tape is still missing and is presumed to still be lost in the facility or to have been destroyed accidentally.
Insider with gadgets: Largest potential bank robbery risk
The investigation of Sumitomo's incident revealed that insiders used keyboard logging devices costing as little as Р€20 each.
