Thayer Evans has a report on fraud reports out of Texas that reminds us that sometimes fraud may not occur until years after a compromise or breach: League City police have received 15 to 20 reports of identity theft in the last two to three weeks, League City Police Lt. Bruce Whitten said. […] The…
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Scotland Yard cuffs teens for role in cybercrime forum
Chris Williams reports: Two teenagers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the world’s largest English-language cybercrime forum. The pair were detained by appointment in central London on Wednesday by the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU), a national unit based at Scotland Yard. An eight-month investigation into the forum, which hasn’t been named, found…
GA business says it accidentally trashed customers’ personal information
Bryan Baker reports: …. after a move to a new office, commercial real estate company Atkins & Associates says it accidentally tossed out real estate records into a dumpster behind its Augusta business. Off camera a company spokesperson tells 12 On Your Side they were purging real estate records that simply got mixed in with…
Personal data accessed on Blue Cross website
Courtney Perkes reports: More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers this week received letters informing them that their personal information might have been accessed during a security breach of the company’s Web site. Only customers who had pending insurance applications in the system are being contacted because information was viewed through an on-line tool that…
Personal data accessed on Blue Cross website
Courtney Perkes reports: More than 200,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers this week received letters informing them that their personal information might have been accessed during a security breach of the company’s Web site. Only customers who had pending insurance applications in the system are being contacted because information was viewed through an on-line tool that…
TX: Dozens of credit card numbers stolen from Driskill guests
Tony Plohetski reports: The credit card numbers of dozens of recent guests at the downtown Driskill Hotel were stolen after thieves hacked into the accounting network for the hotel’s management company, officials said. Austin police said they are still trying to determine the exact number of local victims, but that up to 700 people who…