Juha Saarinen reports: The Mozilla Foundation has apologised for an accidental data leak that went unnoticed for a month, and which saw tens of thousands of email addresses exposed, alongside thousands of encrypted passwords. All in all, the email addresses of around 76,000 Mozilla Developer Network (MDN) members were left on a public webserver for…
Month: August 2014
Four Arizona residents sentenced in tax refund fraud scheme that used prisoners’ information
On July 28, 2014, Kristi Marie Egger, 34, of Mesa, Ariz., and Michael Wayne Egger, 47, of Mesa, Ariz., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton after each pleaded guilty to two felony counts for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false federal income tax returns. Kristi Egger was sentenced to…
Staten Island Woman Admits Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme
NEWARK, N.J. – A Staten Island, New York, woman admitted her role in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, in which more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns sought more than $65 million in tax refunds and resulted in losses to the United States of…
GA: Identity Thieves Sentenced To Federal Prison
Maario Coleman and Angela Russell have been sentenced for stealing the identities of Emory University and University of Georgia students in order to apply for student loans. “Just as these law and medical students were graduating to embark on their careers, they found themselves victims of identity theft,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates….
AZ: Urology clinic discovers improper disposal of some patient information
Lydia Camarillo reports: Your medical information may be at risk after local clinic, Urological Associates of Southern Arizona, found problems after a recent investigation. In a release from the company saying an alarming discovery was recently made in May. Some employees at their Tanque Verde and Green Valley clinics did not dispose of patient urine specimen…
MO: Hospital Accuses Woman of Violating HIPAA Laws for Taking Photos of Son
Campus Safety reports: A woman was detained and ordered to turn over her cell phone at Mercy Hospital for taking pictures of her son during a doctor’s appointment. Mandi Kay Wilson often takes pictures of her son’s audiology appointments because she uses the images on gofundme.com to raise money for her son’s expensive hearing aids. At age…