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Ca: Massive Windsor debit card scam even took credit union CEO Charles Janisse for $480

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Dissent

Sonja Puzic reports: No one was immune to the massive debit card fraud scheme that rattled Windsor over the weekend — not even the CEO of a local credit union. Charles Janisse, CEO of the Motor City Credit Union, was among hundreds of victims who’ve had money stolen from their bank accounts through automated teller…

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SC legislators to consider reopening EMS records

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: Records of how emergency medical services respond to calls could again be open to public inspection in South Carolina. A state Senate panel on Thursday will take up a bill that makes it clear those records are public information. Sen. Harvey Peeler two years ago pushed legislation through that the state…

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(update) Fl. man and driver convicted in $30 million ID theft and bank fraud ring

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

A jury has convicted a Miami Beach, Fla., man and his driver for their roles in a telemarketing fraud and identity theft scheme that attempted to defraud financial institutions and their account holders throughout the United States of millions of dollars through the unauthorized debit of customer bank accounts, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced…

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Computer Breach At Southern Illinois University

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

Ryan Kruger reports: Nearly one thousand former SIU students are at risk for identity theft. University officials say an old computer in the math department was hit by a virus last month. That computer contained the names and social security numbers of 900 students who took a particular math class five years ago. SIU spokesman…

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Broad New Hacking Attack Detected

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

Siobhan Gorman reports: Hackers in Europe and China successfully broke into computers at nearly 2,500 companies and government agencies over the last 18 months in a coordinated global attack that exposed vast amounts of personal and corporate secrets to theft, according to a computer-security company that discovered the breach. The damage from the latest cyberattack…

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La. man gets 309 years in prison for ID theft scam

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Dissent

The Associated Press reports: A Louisiana man whom prosecutors said was the ringleader of an identity theft scheme with dozens of victims has been sentenced to 309 years in prison. U.S. Attorney David Dugas said the sentence handed down Wednesday to 43-year-old Robert Thompson, of Zachary, is the longest prison sentence for any white-collar crime…

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