Security Report for January 17, 2007
- Municipal Water District Customer Data Stolen
The credit-card numbers of about 500 customers in the Rincon del Diablo Municipal Water District were stolen yesterday in an early-morning break-in, officials said.
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Fitchburg Savings Bank issues replacement cards after warning from Visa USA
About 1,300 debit-ATM cards issued by Fitchburg Savings Bank were deactivated yesterday after the bank was told by Visa USA that a “large-scale data compromise� may have included its check cards.
- Sensitive personal data found in trash behind mortgage broker’s building.
A nosy neighbor looking for illegal trash spotted 40 boxes in a Dumpster on Decatur Boulevard - a closer look revealed financial paperwork that could have been an “identity theft buffet.”
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