This is somewhat painful to read. Maybe Jack Nicholson’s available to do a movie we could call, “As Bad as It Gets?” James Burke reports: Police in Gloucestershire have admitted to a data loss incident involving confidential details, although the force also confesses it has no idea what information was lost. An investigation by the…
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UK: Lush website hack ‘exposes credit card details’
John Leyden writes: Luxury cosmetics firm Lush has ditched its UK website in response to a sustained hacking attack which left users vulnerable to credit card fraud. The firm warns that credit card details submitted to the Lush.co.uk site between 4 October and 20 January may have been compromised by the assault by unknown hackers….
CA: Three arrested for credit card fraud
San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating local credit card skimming operations. On January 13, a Chase Bank investigator told police he had captured video images of…
FL: Suspect in statewide credit card fraud ring arrested in Hernando
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man suspected of being part of a group that has engaged in identify theft by creating fraudulent credit cards throughout Florida. Juan Tato Echemendia, 26, of Miami has been accused of being responsible for numerous identity crimes throughout the Tampa Bay area, including Hernando County, according to…
Beverly Hills spa owner pleads guilty to credit card scam targeting celebrities
In a follow-up to a breach that was previously mentioned on this blog, David K. Li reports: A crooked Beverly Hills stylist will cop a plea bargain tomorrow n a hair-raising, million-dollar, credit-card scam that could land her for a long appointment behind bars. Maria Gabriela Hashemipour, 51, has already signed papers to plead guilty…
Management Services Organization (MSO) enters into resolution agreement with HHS
From HHS: On December 13, 2010, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) entered into a Resolution Agreement with Management Services Organization Washington, Inc. (MSO), to settle potential violations of the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act Privacy and Security Rules. This settlement arose from and was made in coordination with the HHS…