Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a former Kansas City, Mo., man pleaded guilty in federal court today to stealing identity information from customers at the Plaza restaurant where he worked, then using that information to make online purchases. John David Woody, 35, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly…
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Ie: Internet forum database ‘hacked’
Irish internet forum Boards.ie has reported an attack on its user database which could affect thousands of users. In a statement it confirmed that “an unauthorised source” from outside Ireland accessed its database server. It urged members who use the same username/email and password on other sites to change passwords. […] Boards.ie says it is…
(follow-up) 4 North Texans accused of cybercrime conspiracy arrested in Mexico
Eric Torbenson reports: Four people from North Texas indicted last week by a federal grand jury in Dallas were arrested Friday morning in Cancun, Mexico, according to the FBI. Michael Faulkner, 36, and his wife, Chastity Faulkner, 34, both of Southlake, were central figures in the 19-person indictment brought by U.S. Attorney James Jacks. Michael…
Time employee fired for misusing customer data
On January 4, Time Inc. alerted the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office that a customer service employee in Florida may have misused customer credit card data provided by several customers as part of their calls to customer service. The employee was terminated, and Time reported the matter to law enforcement. On December 31, Time sent…
IL: More charges, suspects in ID theft ring
Matt Hanley reports: An identity theft ring uncovered in Oswego last year involved more than just thefts in Kendall County. Police across the Fox Valley quietly made arrests they hoped would lead to other suspects, while Oswego’s larger investigation continued for nearly a year. This week, Oswego police announced four people had been charged with…
(follow-up) Kr: Website not responsible for data theft
This is one of the breaches in the top 10 list, where I had previously noted that some sources said 18 million were affected by the hack, while Auction claimed 10.8 million. Whatever the correct number, the online service was found not to be responsible for the breach. Joong Ang Daily Reports: A local court…