Attorneys for Resnick Investment Advisors in South Carolina have notified the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that in June 2010, the investment firm’s network was breached. The breach was discovered on June 22, and the means of attack identified and reported to the FBI. An investigation into the incident reportedly indicated that the breach did…
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Mississippi Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiring with a Police Officer to Commit Identity Theft and Fraud
Patricia A. Wilson, 34, of Woodville, Miss., pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court in Jackson, Miss., to conspiring with her cousin, a Natchez Police Department police officer, to commit identity theft, credit card fraud and bank fraud, the Justice Department announced last week. During her plea, Wilson acknowledged that on May 23, 2009, her cousin…
Former Brio Tuscan Grille employee sentenced
A former Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court last week for stealing identity information from customers at the Plaza restaurant where he worked, then using that information to make online purchases. John David Woody, 35, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Kansas City, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Fernando J….
TX: Private Information Found Near Public Street in Bryan
Kristen Ross reports: Pounds and pounds of trash are dumped each year in the state in places they shouldn’t be….. That isn’t always the biggest problem. Sometimes, it’s what is found. […] What the couple had found was three small file boxes full of personal records. Although more than a decade old and visibly damaged…
Schools risk theft of SS numbers of children
Matthew Cella reports: Schools are putting children at risk of identity fraud by obtaining their Social Security numbers when it is not required by law and often unnecessary, the Social Security Administration’s Office of Inspector General has concluded. Some school systems in at least 26 states collect the nine-digit identifiers when students from kindergarten through…
(follow-up) AU: Alleged hacker pleads guilty to data theft
ABC News in Australia reports: An alleged computer hacker has confirmed guilty pleas to charges of theft of personal information. South Australian police alleged Anthony Scott Harrison, 21, infected more than 3,000 computers worldwide with software designed to capture bank and credit card details and had potential to infect up to 74,000 computers. Harrison has…