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aflac
Aflac Accidentally Introduces 624 Strangers To Each Other Via Mass Email
We'd hoped that Activision's blunder would be the last one, but it turns out the HR department at Aflac can't find the BCC field either. Reader Corey writes in to let us know he just received an email addressed to him and 623 other people who were interested in jobs with the insurance company. Our guess is some of the recipients won't be so interested in a career with a company that doesn't care about the privacy of its employees. After the jump, a quick guide to obscuring other recipients' email addresses so this doesn't happen again.
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worst company in america
Former Countrywide Employee Arrested For Stealing, Selling Customer Identities
The FBI has announced that a former Countrywide employee and his accomplice were arrested on charges related to "illegal access of computers containing personal information," and "illegal sale of the data." A criminal complaint filed last Friday alleges that one of the men, Rene L. Rebollo Jr., a senior financial analyst for Countrywide Home Loan's subprime mortgage division (who was let go in July), had been harvesting data from Countrywide's computers for the past two years — downloading and storing the information on personal flash drives. More » -
curves
Curves Leaves Working Computer Full Of Personal Information In An Office Dumpster
UPDATE: Adam has been in contact with the owners and has posted an update on his site.
Reader Adam writes in to let us know his relative found a working Dell computer in the dumpster at his office complex. It appeared to be in functional condition, so he took it home. Sure enough, it took only a bit of tweaking before it was back to working order—as a Curves Fitness employee and customer information smorgasbord. More »
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data breach
Wells Fargo Allows Your Data To Be Breached - Twice
Reader Bryan's Wells Fargo credit/debit card stopped working unexpectedly one day while he was trying to gas up his car. He was confused because he had used the card the night before with no problems. He spoke to a Wells Fargo CSR at a local branch and discovered that the data for 125,000 cards, including his, was "compromised" thus deactivating his card. This had already happened to him once before within the last year and he was not pleased. His letter, inside... More » -
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LendingTree Data Breach: Former Employees Were Sharing Passwords With Unapproved Lenders
LendingTree announced today that several former employees are suspected of sharing passwords with lenders that were not approved by LendingTree, and that this may have exposed customer data including: name, address, e-mail address, phone number, Social Security number, income and employment information. More » -
fees
Don't Want A Debit Card? Key Bank Will Charge You $1 A Month
After hearing about Hannaford's giant customer data breach yesterday, Brian decided to cancel the debit card he'd used there. That's when he found out that Key Bank really wants you to have a debit card. In fact, they'll charge you a small monthly fee to not have one linked to your "free checking" account. We figure that this means Key Bank makes about $12 a year more off of customers who have linked debit cards—and that if you want greater security on your account, it's going to cost you. More » -
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tools
CSO Maps State-By-State Data Breach Disclosure Laws
CSO has produced an interactive U.S. map that shows what's required of companies that suffer a data breach in the 38 states that care enough about consumer rights to have passed disclosure laws. Most are modeled after California's strict SB1386 anti-ID theft law, but now you can tell at a glance what your state is doing about the issue—and in most cases you can click on the icon in the pop-up info box to see a copy of the actual law. More » -
errors
Social Security Numbers Visible On Envelopes Mailed By Wisconsin... AGAIN
Look, Wisconsin. We weren't kidding around last time. We really did mean it when we said that it wasn't cool to print people's Social Security Numbers where anyone can see them. How can people who are smart enough to sell sausage shaped like beer (above) not able to figure out that the SSN is a secret? More » -
identity theft
Geeks.com Website Hacked, Customer Data Stolen
If you bought anything from Geeks.com in at least the last year or so, you might want to start paying close attention to your credit card statements—the company sent out an email on Friday telling former customers that they "recently discovered on December 5, 2007 that customer information, including Visa credit card information, may have been compromised." Full email after the jump.
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settlements
TJX To Pay Up To 40.9 Million For Data Breach
TJX will be paying as much as 40.9 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes their credit card payments , says the Associated Press.The funds will be used to help U.S. credit card issuers such as banks recover costs related to the breach, which may have exposed more than 100 million cards to potential fraud, TJX said.
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