DATA THEFT–AT&T–Compass Health of Everett–Dominion Resources
Posted in Data Theft on August 31st, 2006 by xxxevilgrinxxxAug. 31, 2006 – Another day, more personal data thefts reported. Hackers broke into an AT&T computer network and stole credit card information and other personal information on some 19,000 customers. Meanwhile, Compass Health of Everett, Washington reported the June 2006 theft of a laptop computer containing Social Security Numbers and other personal data on mental health patients of Catholic Community Services and SeaMar. Portland, Maine company PortTix, which handles tickets for the city’s Merrill Auditorium, had its online ticketing system hacked, resulting in the compromise of credit card information on 2000 customers. Another hack of CUSO Mortgage Co. in Hampden, Maine last May resulted in the disclosure of personal data on 1,695 customers. Sovereign Bank reported that in early August three laptop computers containing personal data on “thousands” of customers were stolen from the cars of bank branch managers.
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