Canadian Farmers in Suit Over Lost Data
Dozens of Manitobans have joined a class-action lawsuit over a http://www.infowatch.com/threats?chapter=148831545&id=207784817 stolen laptop that contained private information from 32,000 Canadian farmers, according to a Saskatchewan law office.
Billing records from over 2 million patients stolen
Billing records of 2.2 million patients at the University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics were stolen from a vehicle after a courier failed to immediately take them to a storage center, authorities said Tuesday.
Bank of New York Mellon: 1B for Data Breach
Got an extra $886 million in your budget this year? This was the “breach-of-the-week” story in late May, but the lost tape with 4.5 million names on it keeps getting more expensive for Bank of New York Mellon.
BNY's List: 25 firms
The missing Bank of New York Mellon computer tape reported last week contained information about nearly 500,000 Connecticut residents from a large number of companies, said state officials, who identified 25 of the companies on Friday.
Canada: 32K Farmers Under ID Theft Threat
It took more than two months for a federal government agency to alert 32,000 farmers, including 7,000 Manitobans, that their private information was in unknown hands after a laptop was stolen.
A Hacker Broke Into Pennsylvania School Server
Parent, student data compromised at Pocono Mountain, Pennsylvania, the United States A hacker apparently broke into the computers at Pocono Mountain School District and may have tapped into confidential information concerning students and their parents, the district's superintendent said Friday.
Former EADS chief charged for insider trading
Former EADS co-chief executive Noel Forgeard has been charged with insider trading over selling company stock in the months before the European aviation group revealed production delays with its A380 superjumbo, his lawyer said Friday.
45K customers' data lost: Financial services company
Computer equipment containing personal information on more than 45,000 customers and employees was stolen five months ago from State Street Corporation, an American financial services company.
India Experiences Biggest Data Theft
It could well be one of the biggest data thefts in the country. An Ahmedabad-based BPO owner, Maulik Dave, has been accused of data theft from a Florida-based company and selling them to its rival companies in the US.
Oklahoma Auction Reveals 5K Personal Data
The Oklahoma Corporation Commission is removing hard drives from all surplus computer equipment after a server containing the names and Social Security numbers of thousands of residents was sold at an auction recently.
