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Author: Dissent

Scottrade sues hacker

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Dissent

Barbara Leonard reports: A Russian hacker broke into online brokerage accounts and stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from its customers in a “hack, pump and dump” scheme, Scottrade claims in Federal Court. Defendant Valery Maltsev responded in a statement that said, in part: “Scottrade investors didn’t even see that money were going away from…

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Ca: More than 300 charges laid in fraud case

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dissent

Two Edmonton men face over 300 identity theft and fraud charges after police busted a credit card and mail scam. Wilfred Usiayo, 41, and Frank Ejira Otoroh, 39, were both charged with 140 counts of obtaining and possessing identity information, as well as other charges relating to fraudulent activity around a mailbox. […] Officers seized…

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Ca: Court orders release of Ashley Smith's prison records three years after suicide

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dissent

An interesting case from Canada indicates that the right to request your personal records be sent to a federal agency not only falls under their Privacy Act but also survives death: A federal judge has ordered Canada’s prison service to disclose the personal files of a teen inmate who killed herself. Federal Court Justice Michael…

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KY: Data on 24,600 hospital patients missing

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dissent

Laura Ungar reports: A flash drive containing personal information on 24,600 patients is missing from Our Lady of Peace psychiatric hospital, prompting it to warn those patients they could be at risk for fraud. Hospital officials are sending letters to all those affected, apologizing for the privacy breach and recommending steps they can take. Officials…

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St. Jude patients’ data stolen on computers

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dissent

Courtney Perkes reports: St. Jude Heritage Medical Group in Fullerton has notified about 22,000 patients that their personal health and financial data might have been accessed after five computers were stolen. Heritage, which is affiliated with St. Jude Medical Center, sent letters about the theft last week, according to hospital spokeswoman Dru Ann Copping. The…

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Podcast: Inside the TJX/Heartland Investigations

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Dissent

Tom Field of BankInfoSecurity interviews Kim Peretti, former Senior Counsel in the Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section of the Criminal Division of the United States Department of Justice, about the investigation of Albert Gonzalez and his co-conspirators, including How the investigations unfolded from beginning to end; The significance of the conspirators’ sentences; Lessons learned…

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