The hospitality sector continues to be targeted by cybercriminals. KCRA reports: Roseville police are warning people eating out in Roseville to avoid using their debit cards and to pay with cash or use credit cards. The warning is in response to a recent rash of credit card thefts connected to a multitude of Roseville eateries….
Author: Dissent
TX: Personal info stolen from 7,250 associated with Rice U.
KTRK reports: Houston police are investigating the theft of personal information of more than 7,000 people associated with Rice University. The university says a device containing information involving about 7,250 Rice faculty and staff, along with some students and retirees, was recently stolen. One of the files contained a list of Rice employees and students…
CA: ID thief hits state coffers for $200,000
Julie Johnson reports: A mobile blood-testing company is believed to be the source of 500,000 California identities used to create fake drivers licenses and checks, investigators said. A Castro Valley man is at the center of what detectives called a “huge” scheme in which stolen identities were used to create fraudulent unemployment and in-home health…
NY: Romanian National Indicted For ID Theft Scheme
The Westchester County District Attorney’s office announced that a nine count indictment was handed up charging Razvan Apostol, 31, a citizen of Romania staying in Queens, New York, with eight counts of Criminal Possession of a Forged Instrument, and one count of Unlawful Possession of a Skimmer Device. On August 17, 2010, in the Town…
ID theft rings coming soon to a town near you
It seems that every day I read about an “ID theft ring.” Most of the cases reported in the mainstream media do not provide the kind of detail that would further analysis, though, so I often omit them, even though they may involve a lot of money or multiple states. Here are just two examples…
Editorial: Drug database access needs tight controls
I recently noted that sheriffs in North Carolina want access to a database containing records of those taking painkillers. Here’s an editorial from a NC paper, the News & Observer: Policing abuse is a growing challenge requiring the cooperation of the medical community and law enforcement, with the state establishing reasonable parameters that will ensure…