jseattle reports: More than 20 new reports of fraud were filed with Seattle Police on Friday as news of a credit card fraud wave spread across Capitol Hill. We’ve mapped the block location of the new reports below as well as provided a citywide view of the reports to show just how concentrated on Capitol Hill…
Author: Dissent
Everywhere I look, there’s more I didn’t know about
I was reading some local coverage about recent card fraud in Macon, Georgia when I realized that one of the previous breach incidents they were describing didn’t seem familiar: The recent cases in downtown Macon come on the heels of about 50 employees at Robins Air Force Base having their accounts hacked in August after…
U.S. Says Genes Should Not Be Eligible for Patents
Andrew Pollack reports: Reversing a longstanding policy, the federal government said on Friday that human and other genes should not be eligible for patents because they are part of nature. The new position could have a huge impact on medicine and on the biotechnology industry. The new position was declared in a friend-of-the-court brief filed…
(Update) Civic Center credit card breach may be a computer hack
More on a breach first reported here yesterday: Investigators believe the scammers used either a skimming device or a computer hack to steal credit and debit card information from victims that had used their cards at the Onondaga County Civic Center. Police have now heard from more than 60 victims. So far, Syracuse Police say…
Woman Accused Of Posing As Nurse, Stealing Identities
Low-tech theft by posing as a nurse. Detectives are continuing the investigation of a woman they say posed as a nurse and stole identities of hospital staff. Four more victims have been identified in Albuquerque, bringing the total to 16. […] Yankowski has been charged for identity theft in Albuquerque. Her warrants in Texas date…
Indiana sues WellPoint over delayed breach notification
The Indychannel reports: The attorney general’s office is suing health insurance giant WellPoint Inc. for $300,000 for waiting months to notify customers that their medical records, credit card numbers and other sensitive information may have been exposed online. The lawsuit filed Friday in Marion County accuses WellPoint of violating a state law that requires businesses to…