Joe M. Douglass reports: …Tomi told Joe she lost her phone last summer after her husband passed away in a motorcycle accident. She says she decided to give up her old phone number and ended up using her late husband’s phone instead. Last week, Tomi says three of her family members got strange, nonsensical text…
Category: Business Sector
Uber sued over breach involving 50,000 drivers’ information
Daniel Siegal reports that Uber has been sued in federal court in California over the breach involving 50,000 drivers’ names and driver’s license numbers. You can read his report on Law360 if you have a subscription.
Third Circuit Questions FTC’s Data Security Authority
Kacy Brake of Alston & Bird provides her recap of oral argument in the Third Circuit FTC case against Wyndham. You can read her comments here.
How an Accused Russian Hacker on Tropical Holiday was Nabbed by U.S. Agents
Del Quentin Wilber describes the final chapter in the U.S.’s attempts to capture Russian hacker Roman Seleznev, aka “Track2,” who was arrested last July and charged with hacking hundreds of businesses. Seleznev, who had been indicted in absentia in March 2011, had over 2 million stolen credit card numbers on his laptop at the time of…
Tacoma Woman Who Led Tax Fraud And Id Theft Scheme Pleads Guilty
A Tacoma, Washington woman who used a prison pen pal program to obtain other peoples’ personally identifying information pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, announced Acting United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes. Shannon Henderson, 45, filed more than 150 fraudulent tax returns between 2009 and 2014,…
CA: Bistro Burger discloses payment card breach at Mission Street location
California-based Bistro Burger is notifying customers of a payment card breach via notices on their web site and legal notices in the Los Angeles Times and the San Francisco Chronicle. Copies of the notices have been submitted to the California Attorney General’s web site. The breach reportedly affects one of their four locations. Legal Notices:…