Peter Aldhous and Michael Reilly report: […] Test Infidelity is just one of dozens of US companies offering to test DNA taken without the knowledge of the people concerned. Many firms advertise infidelity testing services or offer “discreet” paternity tests. These allow a man to determine whether he is the father of a child without…
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ZA: Three waiters to go on trial
Three Kauai Juice waiters are to go on trial next month in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court on fraud and conspiracy charges. The charges relate to the use of credit card readers and encoding devices, for the manufacture of fake credit cards. […] Prosecutor Mary Naidoo alleges the trio conspired to make false cards…
PCI’s Shield Suffers Another Blow As Heartland Reports a Hack
More on the Heartland Payment Systems breach reported earlier today…. from Digital Transactions: […] Princeton, N.J.-based Heartland is one of the nation’s largest acquirers, processing for about 250,000 merchant locations. It has a number of business units, including its so-called Network Services segment serving mostly petroleum retailers that Heartland bought last year from Alliance Data…
Payroll manager gets 5 years, told to repay $500,000
Andrew Galvin reports: A former payroll manager at Advanced Medical Optics was sentenced to five years in state prison today after he pleaded guilty last month to charges that he stole more than $487,000 from his employer, prosecutors said. Robert Lee Winn, 43, of Norco, used the Santa Ana company’s payroll computer system to make…
NC: Piedmont Credit Union members report fraud
Yet another payment processor? Is this related to other incidents reported this past week or something else? Who knows…. they don’t tell us. Denice Thibodeau reports: About 15 members of Piedmont Credit Union reported fraudulent purchases on their Visa-issued debit cards Tuesday, according to credit union president Tom Shields. Shields said people reported money missing…
WV: Local health department warns 11,000 people of possible ID theft
Eric Eyre reports: The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is sending 11,000 letters to people who received flu shots from the agency since October, warning them that their personal information may have been stolen by a former department temporary worker. Jameelah Jossiah, 24, a former flu clinic billing clerk, was charged with computer fraud after allegedly making…