AP reports that P.F. Chang’s is providing more details on its ongoing investigation into a security breach, saying data may have been stolen from certain credit and debit cards used at 33 P.F. Chang’s China Bistro restaurants in the U.S. See the security breach update statement from P.F. Chang’s CEO and the list of 33 locations on…
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AZ: Social Security numbers, other personal information found in dumpster behind Gilbert business
John Erickson reports: A “mistake” is what led to the discovery of people’s names and Social Security numbers in a Gilbert dumpster. A tipster told ABC15 to look in the trash adjacent to Desert Title Service near Baseline and Lindsay roads. The dumpster was accessible to anyone and was not behind a locked gate; its…
Delaware restaurants reportedly affected by credit card security breach
More problems related to LogMeIn? If you’re dining out in Delaware, it may be safer to use cash. Dover Post reports: A number of restaurants in Delaware may have been affected by a security breach that compromised promised software used by customers to pay their bills. The alert was issued July 23 by the Delaware…
Former eastern Jackson County car dealer sentenced in $1.1 million fraudulent loan case
Brian Burnes reports the sentencing of the owner of Edge Auto Sales, who misused his customers’ information. A former Kansas City-area used car dealer behind one of the largest identify theft cases ever prosecuted in a Missouri court was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison. Terry Lee Morrow Jr. used his customers’ names, birth…
Sandwich Chain Jimmy John’s Investigating Breach Claims
Brian Krebs reports: Sources at a growing number of financial institutions in the United States say they are tracking a pattern of fraud that indicates nationwide sandwich chain Jimmy John’s may be the latest retailer dealing with a breach involving customer credit card data. The company says it is working with authorities on an investigation….
Two More Defendants Plead Guilty In Identity Theft Fraud Scheme Involving Personal Identifying Information From AT&T Customer Files
Jacqueline Nicole Lee Warrick, 26, of Miami, and Tracy Delva, 27, of Deerfield Beach, pled guilty today for their participation in a conspiracy to unjustly enrich themselves by stealing personal identifying information and using the information to make unauthorized wire transfers from the victims’ bank accounts and obtain unauthorized credit or debit cards. Co-defendant Chouman Emily Syrilien,…