New Jersey issues mandatory quarantine  for NBC news crew

New Jersey issues mandatory quarantine for NBC news crew

by Carol Thompson New Jersey officials have issued a mandatory quarantine order for  NBC crew members who were exposed to a cameraman with Ebola after a voluntary 21-day isolation agreement was violated. Last night, state health officials issued the...
Kmart added to the list of data breaches

Kmart added to the list of data breaches

by Carol Thompson The list goes on. Sears Holding Corp. has announced a data breach at its Kmart stores that began in early September, according to the company’s SEC filing. “On October 9, Kmart’s Information Technology team detected Kmart’s payment...
Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

Yet another data breach: This time Dairy Queen

by Carol Thompson Dairy Queen has announced a data breach adding the ice cream and fast food chain to the growing list of retailers hit by hackers. Dairy Queen announced that its payment systems were breached by hackers who possibly gained access to customer names,...
Ebola: A nation divided

Ebola: A nation divided

by Editorial Staff Thomas Eric Duncan has died. The 42-year old Liberian who came to the United States carrying the Ebola virus lost his battle with the deadly disease and has spurred a flurry of public emotion- from anger to sympathy. Some have portrayed...
DEA created fake Facebook account in drug sting, woman sues

DEA created fake Facebook account in drug sting, woman sues

by Carol Thompson A Facebook page created surreptitiously by a Drug Enforcement Administration agent who had seized a woman’s phone July 2010 after arresting her, mined it for photographs, then used the pictures to establish a fraudulent profile that allowed...