Through their lawyers at Foley & Lardner, SanDiegoFit.com, an online women’s apparel site, reported that on August 30, there was a burglary at their locked, alarm-protected building that resulted in the theft of a computer containing customer data. In its notification to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office dated September 10, the company reported that…
Category: Business Sector
Update: Roseville credit-card fraud traced to one restaurant
Bill Lindelof reports: Hundreds of local cases in which thieves have collected credit-card numbers and used them to fraudulently make purchases have been traced to customers who frequented one Roseville restaurant, police said today. Roseville police said that hundreds of credit-card numbers were compromised at Paul Martin’s American Bistro. Read more on the Sacramento Bee….
Cyber security challenge organisers in email privacy blunder
John Leyden reports: Organisers of the UK’s cyber security challenge committed an embarrassing email blunder by inadvertently revealing the email addresses of everyone who entered a forensics challenge to each other. A single challenge registration confirmation was CCed to everyone who entered, handing over a complete email list in the process. Read more in The Register.
CA: Hackers Target Roseville Eateries For Credit Card Information
The hospitality sector continues to be targeted by cybercriminals. KCRA reports: Roseville police are warning people eating out in Roseville to avoid using their debit cards and to pay with cash or use credit cards. The warning is in response to a recent rash of credit card thefts connected to a multitude of Roseville eateries….
ACH Case: Headed to Trial?
Linda McClasson writes: A series of motions in the Experi-Metal vs. Comerica Bank case indicate that this high-profile ACH fraud conflict could be headed for a jury trial. Both sides have filed recent motions, with EMI requesting a jury trial and Comerica asking for a non-jury trial. The case is set to be heard after mid-November, with Nov. 16…
NY: Westchester Police Arrest Bronx Man For Credit Card Fraud
Westchester County Police along with the U.S. Secret Service have arrested a Bronx man and charged him with stealing credit card information and then using it to buy more than $100,000 worth of consumer electronics. Officials say 31 year old James Davis of Decatur Avenue used a skimming device to steal credit card information while…