AT&T Sues To Stop Data Brokers" Unauthorized Use Of Customer Info
AT&T has filed suit in a federal court to block data brokers from the unauthorized use of telephone records. Two dozen data brokers were cited in the litigation filed in the San Antonio court Wednesday, the telecommunications giant said. AT&T sai...
Verizon gaffe lets customer details slip
Verizon Wireless this week accidentally distributed a file with limited details on more than 5,000 customers outside the company, potentially giving identity thieves a toehold. The Microsoft Excel spreadsheet file was e-mailed on Monday and includes name...
AT&T sues data brokers for stolen customer records
AT&T Inc. today sued 25 unnamed data brokers, accusing them of fraudulently gaining access to about 2,500 customers" calling records. The lawsuit, filed in a U.S. District Court division in San Antonio, said the "John Doe" defendants often collected ...
Education Department Glitch Exposes Data On As Many As 21,000 Borrowers
The U.S. Department of Education leaked personal information for as many as 21,000 people over the course of two days earlier this week. A glitch caused by the deployment of a software upgrade at the department affected the part of the Web site that hand...
"Rogue" spots expose U of I data
Wireless Internet allows computer users to go online from almost anywhere - such as in the library, on the lawn or in a dormitory lounge on a college campus. But university students, faculty and staff who set up their own wireless connecting points, calle...
Laptop with data on 28,000 home care patients stolen in Detroit
A laptop containing home care information on 28,000 patients has been stolen from the car of a nurse who works for Royal Oak, Mich.-based Beaumont Hospitals, according to a statement from the hospital. The laptop was in the nurse"s car, which was stolen i...
Aflac clients" data stolen
Insurance giant Aflac said Monday that a laptop computer containing personal information on hundreds of customers was stolen from an agent"s car in the Greenville area. The computer contained names, addresses, Social Security numbers and birth dates of 61...