DataBreaches.Net

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

Restaurant pledges to help victims of scam

Posted on July 17, 2013 by Dissent

Phil Rockrohr reports:

Corporate officials of Eddie Merlot’s, whose manager was charged July 2 with stealing customers’ identities, have pledged to “rectify the issue with any affected patron.”

[…]

On July 2, Alexander Pera, 26, of Chicago was arrested and charged with aggravated identity theft, identity theft and money laundering, police said.

Pera, who had been manager of the restaurant since it opened in October 2012, stole more than $50,000 by using the identities of customers and former employees, police said.

Read more on Lincolnshire Review.


Related:

  • US company with access to biggest telecom firms uncovers breach by nation-state hackers
  • UK: FCA fines former employee of Virgin Media O2 for data protection breach
  • Former General Manager for U.S. Defense Contractor Pleads Guilty to Selling Stolen Trade Secrets to Russian Broker
  • The 4TB time bomb: when EY's cloud went public (and what it taught us)
  • ModMed revealed they were victims of a cyberattack in July. Then some data showed up for sale.
  • Toys “R” Us Canada customers notified of breach of personal information
Category: Breach IncidentsBusiness SectorID TheftInsider

Post navigation

← Report: Former Monroeville police chief Cole should have acted (UPDATED)
18,000 Social Security numbers printed on outside of U.Va. student mailings →

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

  • US, allies sanction Russian bulletproof hosting services for ransomware support
  • Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
  • Large medical lab in South Africa suffers multiple data breaches
  • Report released on PowerSchool cyber attack
  • Sue The Hackers – Google Sues Over Phishing as a Service
  • Princeton University Data Breach Impacts Alumni, Students, Employees
  • Eurofiber admits crooks swiped data from French unit after cyberattack
  • Five major changes to the regulation of cybersecurity in the UK under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
  • French agency Pajemploi reports data breach affecting 1.2M people
  • From bad to worse: Doctor Alliance hacked again by same threat actor (1)

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

  • Closing the Privacy Gap: HIPRA Targets Health Apps and Wearables
  • Researchers claim ‘largest leak ever’ after uncovering WhatsApp enumeration flaw
  • CIPL Publishes Discussion Paper Comparing U.S. State Privacy Law Definitions of Personal Data and Sensitive Data
  • India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 brought into force
  • Five major changes to the regulation of cybersecurity in the UK under the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill

Have a News Tip?

Email: Tips[at]DataBreaches.net

Signal: +1 516-776-7756

Contact Me

Email: info[at]databreaches.net
Security Issue: security[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.