DataBreaches.Net

Menu
  • About
  • Breach Notification Laws
  • Privacy Policy
  • Transparency Report
Menu

Rash of identity thefts hits Valley

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Dissent

David Bolling reports:

A wave of identity theft has struck Sonoma with numerous local citizens falling victim to fraudulent bank charges. In the past week alone, at least nine Sonoma residents reported fraudulent charges billed to their bank accounts through bank card transactions they did not make.

The charges were global in scope, occurring in places as far a field as Singapore, the Philippines, Washington, D.C., New York City, Nashville, Tenn., and Milwaukee, Wisc. Illegal transactions have ranged from $10 at a fast-food restaurant to a variety of charges totaling more than $3,200 on one card. ID thieves bought airline tickets, gasoline, clothes and $624 worth of shoes.

Many, if not most, of the fraud cases may be traced to one Internet hacker who penetrated the transaction records of a card processing company employed by a Sonoma business. Police did not identify the company in question. The security breach has since been plugged but apparently the damage had already been done. Not all the cases are necessarily related to that one breach, said Sonoma Police Sgt. Darin Dougherty. “Other locations could have been compromised,” Dougherty said, “It’s been going on for almost a month.”

Read more on Sonoma News.

Card processing company? Is this still the Heartland breach or something else? Given that there are new reports of fraud linked to the Heartland breach coming out of Colorado this month, it’s possible, I suppose. It would be nice if we were actually given pesky little details like the names of breached entities or their payment processors.

Related posts:

  • Heartland in $60 mln settlement agreement with Visa
  • They view it as “Hollywood,” but TheDarkOverlord hit another medical entity (Update 2)
  • NYS Consumer Protection says “Action Needed in Heartland Breach”
  • Heartland lawsuit plaintiffs go after acquiring banks’ deep pockets
Category: Breach IncidentsFinancial SectorHackID TheftU.S.

Post navigation

← National Theatre hack forces password reset
Medical Files Left in Recycle Bins →

Now more than ever

"Stand with Ukraine:" above raised hands. The illustration is in blue and yellow, the colors of Ukraine's flag.

Search

Browse by Categories

Recent Posts

  • Alert: Scattered Spider has added North American airline and transportation organizations to their target list
  • Northern Light Health patients affected by security incident at Compumedics; 10 healthcare entities affected
  • Privacy commissioner reviewing reported Ontario Health atHome data breach
  • CMS warns Medicare providers of fraud scheme
  • Ex-student charged with wave of cyber attacks on Sydney uni
  • Detaining Hackers Before the Crime? Tamil Nadu’s Supreme Court Approves Preventive Custody for Cyber Offenders
  • Potential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems
  • 222,000 customer records allegedly from Manhattan Parking Group leaked
  • Breaches have consequences (sometimes) (1)
  • Kansas City Man Pleads Guilty for Hacking a Non-Profit

No, You Can’t Buy a Post or an Interview

This site does not accept sponsored posts or link-back arrangements. Inquiries about either are ignored.

And despite what some trolls may try to claim: DataBreaches has never accepted even one dime to interview or report on anyone. Nor will DataBreaches ever pay anyone for data or to interview them.

Want to Get Our RSS Feed?

Grab it here:

https://databreaches.net/feed/

RSS Recent Posts on PogoWasRight.org

  • Germany Wants Apple, Google to Remove DeepSeek From Their App Stores
  • Supreme Court upholds Texas law requiring age verification on porn sites
  • Justices nix Medicaid ‘right’ to choose doctor, defunding Planned Parenthood in South Carolina
  • European Commission publishes its plan to enable more effective law enforcement access to data
  • Sacred Secrets: The Biblical Case for Privacy and Data Protection
  • Microsoft’s Departing Privacy Chief Calls for Regulator Outreach
  • Nestle USA Settles Suit Over Job-Application Medical Questions

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net

Mastodon: Infosec.Exchange/@PogoWasRight

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

DMCA Concern: dmca[at]databreaches.net
© 2009 – 2025 DataBreaches.net and DataBreaches LLC. All rights reserved.