Harry Minium and Patrick Wilson report: The Community Services Board employee who collected pay for 12 years without showing up for work was suspended in 1998 after she was accused of revealing confidential medical information about a patient, said two sources who spoke on condition they not be identified. The sources are familiar with a…
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CA: Authorities investigate elaborate counterfeit, ID theft ring
Richard Halstead reports: Authorities are investigating an elaborate counterfeiting operation involving stolen mail from throughout Marin County, credit card numbers of more than 200 people, counterfeit cash, fake checks, printers and laptop computers. The operation came to light Aug. 27, when Novato police Officer Blake Dunbar checked up on a parolee whose name he recognized…
Creator of CallService.biz extradited to New York
Dmitry Naskovets, the creator and operator of CallService.biz — an online business that assisted over 2,000 identity thieves in over 5,000 instances of fraud — was extradited from the Czech Republic on charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit credit card fraud, and aggravated identity theft. According to a press released issued…
Julie’s Place hack: an all-too-familiar story by now
This breach was first reported earlier this month, but I seem to have missed it: About 100 people found out over the last couple weeks that someone else had accessed their bank account, taking their money and leaving them stunned. […] After being flooded with reports of fraud, the Leon County Sheriff’s Office began to…
NE: Lincoln police investigating credit card number theft
Cory Matteson reports that customers at three banks have been victims of fraud, but it is not clear whether the fraud is linked to recent arrests of two individual or is unconnected: Officer Katie Flood said the purchases — often ordered from far-flung places such as Hong Kong — were made with debit and credit…
UK: Mount Vernon patient records go missing? (updated)
A recent breach in the UK has some people upset with the East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust for its lack of transparency and left them guessing what hospital had the breach: The health trust responsible for Northwood’s Mount Vernon Hospital has refused to disclose the location of a major security breach involving confidential patient information….