 Data Breaches Affecting Wisconsin Citizens
December, 2008
Date Public Notified |
Date of Breach |
Company |
Data Stolen |
December 23, 2008 |
November 10, 2008 |
RBS WorldPay (formerly RBS Link) |
Name, Address and SSN |
Who’s affected |
Details |
Approximately 1.5 million cardholders may have been affected. Those affected have been notified.
A copy of the notification letter can be viewed at this link:
RBS WorldPay Letter122308 |
Personal information associated with pre-paid and open loop cards to include payroll cards for some were improperly accessed from the RBS computer system. A one – year free credit monitoring is being offered to those that have received notification letters. RBS states that unauthorized activity associated with this event will not be the responsibility of the cardholder. For more details go to www.rbsworldpay.us
If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800)422-7128 or email us at wisconsinprivacy@wisconsin.gov
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Date Public Notified |
Date of Breach |
Company |
Data Stolen |
Week of December 8th |
December 2, 2008 |
CheckFree |
User name and password |
Who’s affected |
Details |
An estimated 160,000 online bill paying consumers may have been affected. Notification was sent to approximately 5 million consumers that may have a relationship with CheckFree as a bill paying agent. Letters or emails have been sent from various banks and vendors. The notification letter offers 2 years of free monitoring services. |
During a nine hour period on 12/2 starting at approximately 12:30 am someone was able to change the domain name system (DNS) servers to point CheckFree site visitors to an internet address in the Ukraine. CheckFree noticed slower traffic and shut the site down to investigate. Anyone logging on during the time in question may have been directed to a blank screen that attempted to download malware to gain access to user names and passwords. The FBI is investigating the incident. CheckFree maintains that personal information was not accessed on their site as a result of this incident.
If you feel you are a victim of identity theft as a result of this breach, contact the Office of Privacy Protection at (800)422-7128 or email us at wisconsinprivacy@wisconsin.gov.
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