DataBreaches.Net

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

(follow-up) Woman who victimized 50 people pleads guilty to 140 financial fraud charges

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Dissent

Minna Sugimoto reports:

A Kailua woman accused of going on shopping sprees after stealing the identities of nearly 50 people pleaded guilty to 140 financial fraud charges Wednesday.

With sunglasses hanging from her prison jumpsuit, a former beauty queen took center stage to admit that she led a lavish lifestyle at the expense of nearly 50 strangers who suffered financial turmoil as a result.

“Many of them had mortgage applications denied, loans denied, damage to their credit,” Chris Van Marter, deputy prosecutor, said. “They’re still trying to un-do all of the damage.”

Read more on Hawaii Now.

While the Hawaii legislature grapples with infosecurity and revising its statutes, it seems worth noting that these 50 cases of ID theft represent 50 more cases than have ever been linked to any large data breach by state agencies or the University of Hawaii. Could some of those large breaches ever result in fraud or ID theft? Theoretically, yes, but so far, there have been no confirmed reports that any of the high-profile breaches did result in ID theft.

While it’s sexy and media-grabbing to focus on the big-number breaches, it’s often the smaller-number breaches that have the most impact on individuals.


Related:

  • Two more entities have folded after ransomware attacks
  • Michigan ‘ATM jackpotting’: Florida men allegedly forced machines to dispense $107K
  • Missouri Adopts New Data Breach Notice Law
  • Multiple lawsuits filed against Doyon Ltd over April 2024 data breach and late notification
  • CISA tags Citrix Bleed 2 as exploited, gives agencies a day to patch
  • Avantic Medical Lab hacked; patient data leaked by Everest Group
Category: ID TheftU.S.

Post navigation

← E-mails containing malware sent to businesses concerning their online job postings
NSW Privacy Commissioner investigates University of Sydney data breach →

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

  • Scattered Spider Hijacks VMware ESXi to Deploy Ransomware on Critical U.S. Infrastructure
  • Hacker group “Silent Crow” claims responsibility for cyberattack on Russia’s Aeroflot
  • AIIMS ORBO Portal Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Organ Donor Data Discovered by Researcher
  • Two Data Breaches in Three Years: McKenzie Health
  • Scattered Spider is running a VMware ESXi hacking spree
  • BreachForums — the one that went offline in April — reappears with a new founder/owner
  • Fans React After NASCAR Confirms Ransomware Breach
  • Allianz Life says ‘majority’ of customers’ personal data stolen in cyberattack (1)
  • Infinite Services notifying employees and patients of limited ransomware attack
  • The safe place for women to talk wasn’t so safe: hackers leak 13,000 user photos and IDs from the Tea app

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

  • Congress tries to outlaw AI that jacks up prices based on what it knows about you
  • Microsoft’s controversial Recall feature is now blocked by Brave and AdGuard
  • Trump Administration Issues AI Action Plan and Series of AI Executive Orders
  • Indonesia asked to reassess data privacy terms in new U.S. trade deal
  • Meta Denies Tracking Menstrual Data in Flo Health Privacy Trial
  • Wikipedia seeks to shield contributors from UK law targeting online anonymity
  • British government reportedlu set to back down on secret iCloud backdoor after US pressure

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.