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Houston man shares horror stories of identity theft
Read full article: Houston man shares horror stories of identity theftCooks said his identity was stolen after someone broke into his home, took pages of documents and his cellphone. Equipped with his phone, it allowed the person to gain access to his banking information and all his passwords.
The latest victim of the MOVEit data breach is the Department of Health and Human Services
Read full article: The latest victim of the MOVEit data breach is the Department of Health and Human ServicesFederal health officials have notified Congress of a data breach that could involve the information of more than 100,000 people.
More than decade of personal data stolen in Pearland ISD breach
Read full article: More than decade of personal data stolen in Pearland ISD breachMore than a decade of personal data was stolen from Pearland ISD, according to a letter that went out to parents, staff and students in the district last week.
Over 6,000 Memorial Hermann patients’ information leaked in contractor’s data breach, vendor says
Read full article: Over 6,000 Memorial Hermann patients’ information leaked in contractor’s data breach, vendor saysPersonal information for several Memorial Hermann patients was leaked after a contracted vendor had a security breach, according to the health care system.
UH graduates’ bank information compromised in data breach of cap and gown supplier
Read full article: UH graduates’ bank information compromised in data breach of cap and gown supplierHerff Jones, a graduation cap and gown supplier for the University of Houston, experienced a data breach that has compromised students’ bank information, according to the student-run newspaper of the University of Houston reports.
Texas driver’s license information possibly exposed during data breach, company says
Read full article: Texas driver’s license information possibly exposed during data breach, company saysHOUSTON – The information of Texas drivers may have been exposed during a breach, according to database company Vertafore. The files included driver information for licenses issued before February 2019. That information contained Texas driver license numbers, names, dates of birth, addresses and vehicle registration histories, the company said. The breach was also reported to the Texas Attorney General, Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and U.S. federal law enforcement. The Texas Department of Public Safety released the following statement regarding the incident:"There has been no breach of the Texas Driver License System or any other DPS database.
Texas Children Hospital notifies patients of data security incident
Read full article: Texas Children Hospital notifies patients of data security incidentHOUSTON – Texas Children’s Hospital is notifying its patients of a data security incident involving one of its vendors, the hospital announced in a release Monday. Blackbaud said it has no reason to believe the attackers have another copy of the hospital’s database or released the data publicly. As soon as Texas Children’s Hospital was notified, they mailed its patients who were affected by the security incident. Texas Children’s investigation determined that certain free text fields in the database may have contained certain patients' names, dates of birth, department(s) of service, treating physician, and/or limited clinical information. Importantly, no patients' Social Security Numbers or financial records were involved in this incident," according to a release by the hospital.
Wednesday is deadline for claims in 2017 Equifax data breach
Read full article: Wednesday is deadline for claims in 2017 Equifax data breachNEW YORK – Wednesday is the deadline to seek cash payments and claim free services as part of Equifax's $700 million settlement over a massive data breach. Criminals can use those bits of personal information to commit identity theft. Regulators suggest that you save any documents related to your efforts to avoid or recover from identity theft. In fact, the company has insisted it hasn’t seen much of an increase in identity theft. But if someone becomes a victim, it’s difficult to say whether the identity theft happened because one breach or another — or some combination.