Michael Winerip of The New York Times recounts the experience of an AmEx customer who logged into his new American Express business credit card account account online only to discover he had accessed a stranger’s account: “I could see all her personal information,” said Mr. Goldstein, who was both transfixed and fearful that he had…
Author: Dissent
Indonesian Police Intensifying Efforts To Investigate ATM Scams
The Indonesian police are working closely with banks to protect customers and investigate this week’s reports of ATM break-in cases which may cause national banks to lose about Rp5 billion (RM1.8 million), Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. “The Criminal Investigation Department (Bareskrim) of the National Police has sent telegrams to all regional police chief detectives…
Doctor Used Other Physicians' Names To Perform Nip/Tucks On Insurance Companies' Dime
Dennis Romero reports: A Torrance-based doctor was convicted this week of charging insurance companies for medically unnecessary procedures that included facelifts and tummy tucks, according to the U.S. Deptartment of Justice. Lawrence Saks, a 57-year-old from Rolling Hills Estates, even used other doctors’ names when submitting claims, a jury concluded. He was found guilty of…
(follow-up) Woman files suit against newspaper
Stephanie Porter-Nichols provides a timely reminder that an indictment is not a conviction and that people’s lives can be devastated by media accusations that are inaccurate. The following is an update to a case first reported in March 2009: A Chilhowie woman is suing the Smyth County News & Messenger, claiming that she was defamed…
AU: Support Staff survives data theft attempt
Ry Crozier reports: A recruiter hit by a thief attempting to install malware had fielded calls from government departments anxious for assurances that the business’s IT systems were not breached. Support Staff Australasia’s managing director Richard Gilham told iTnews he had assurances from police investigators and his IT team that the thief did not access…
Ca: Nine charged under new identity theft law
Three Brampton men are among nine people charged with province-wide point-of-sale “pin pad” tampering following a joint forces investigation led by the OPP Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau. The investigation started in Parry Sound last November and a group of suspects was soon identified. They were believed responsible for numerous incidents of tampering with credit card…