Hackers Scam Uncle Sam, Upset Mick Jagger and Rob HSBC
Singer Mick Jagger, right, with his girlfriend, designer L'Wren Scott. Richard Drew/AP File Photo
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
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Fraudsters Bank Half a Million Dollars Using Stolen Patient IDs and the IRS
A couple allegedly cribbed the identities of hundreds of patients at two Detroit hospitals to illegally file tax refunds, according to the Justice Department.
Stones Singer Settle Suit after Suicide Details Breached
A group of insurers, during the course of a lawsuit, divulged sensitive health details about Mick Jagger’s girlfriend and the Rolling Stones lead singer.
Data on 2.7M HSBC Turkey Customers Breached
A compromise of the bank’s debit and credit card systems might have exposed card and linked account numbers, cardholder names and expiration dates.
Former Israeli Bank Personnel Hold Employer’s Data for Ransom
Eight ex-employees tried to extort millions of shekels from Leumi Card, a credit card issuer affiliated with one of the nation’s largest banks.
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