PRI Settles with Vermont AG
Payment Resources International, L.L.C. (PRI), a Newport Beach, California, company, will refund more than $18,000 to over 90 Vermont consumers and pay the State $30,000 to settle claims that it processed electronic debits (charges) from Vermonters’ bank accounts on behalf of telemarketers whose scripts were fraudulent or otherwise unlawful. Commenting on the settlement, one of several in recent years involving such processors, Attorney General William H. Sorrell stressed that “the State of Vermont will seek to hold third parties responsible for providing substantial assistance to dishonest businesses.” According to a court complaint filed by the Attorney General’s Office, PRI violated the ...
VITA Faces Hacking Questions
Some Virginia lawmakers say they're not getting the answers they need from Virginia's Information Technology Agency or Vita. The FBI and Virginia State Police are investigating a security breach that took place in the state's prescription drug monitoring database. On April 30th, a hacker accessed about 35 million computerized prescription records. Sandra Ryals, director of the Department of Health Professions, says the state sent out 530,000 notifications to Virginians informing them of the breach. However, the state is still not certain how many people had their social security numbers and other personal information compromised. Republican delegate Bob Marshall argued, "I'm shocked that ...
Prescription Database Breach Could Cost Contractor
The hack of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program may have serious consequences for contractor Northrop Grumman. The company had received a 10-year $2.3 billion state contract to upgrade the state's computer system. According to stories in the Washington Post and Daily Press, the state has had issues with Northrop Grumman over the past few years involving missed deadlines, inadequate maintenance of inventory, and poor service. The state is withholding more than $6 million from the company because of the recent problems, and was already withholding $6 million. And now some legislators are wondering aloud whether the security breach ...
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PRI Settles with Vermont AG
Payment Resources International, L.L.C. (PRI), a Newport Beach, California, company, will refund more than $18,000 to over 90 Vermont consumers and pay the State $30,000 to settle claims that it processed electronic debits (charges)...
Read more of this articleVITA Faces Hacking Questions
Some Virginia lawmakers say they’re not getting the answers they need from Virginia’s Information Technology Agency or Vita. The FBI and Virginia State Police are investigating a security breach that took place in...
Read more of this articlePrescription Database Breach Could Cost Contractor
The hack of the Virginia Prescription Monitoring Program may have serious consequences for contractor Northrop Grumman. The company had received a 10-year $2.3 billion state contract to upgrade the state’s computer system....
Read more of this articleCFTC Fines Interbank for Security Breach
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today simultaneously filed and settled charges against Interbank FX, LLC (Interbank), ordering Interbank to pay a $200,000 civil monetary penalty for violating rules designed to protect...
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