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….
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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,…
Paddy Power discloses breach affecting 649K customers
Updated to include Paddy Power’s statement. John Mulligan reports on a data breach at the gambling firm Paddy Power, where details of over 649,000 customers have reportedly been stolen – perhaps as early as 2010: The stolen data includes personal information entered by customers signing up to the Paddy Power online service in 2010 and…
Lasko’s system may have been hacked back in 2011
Ouch. Lasko is notifying some customers of the Lasko and Air King web sites that on July 2, they became aware that some customers were receiving phishing e-mails. Investigation suggested that it may have been related to a hack of their system that exposed customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers, credit card numbers and card…
Appeals Court Agrees To Hear Wyndham’s Challenge To FTC
Wendy Davis reports: A federal appeals court has agreed to decide whether the Federal Trade Commission can bring charges against companies based on their alleged failure to protect consumers’ data. The court’s move comes in response to a petition filed by Wyndham Hotels, which is fighting an FTC lawsuit alleging that the hotel chain didn’t…
Backcountry Gear customer data stolen in malware incident
Backcountry Gear is notifying some customers that malware may have compromised their payment card information. In a letter dated July 28, owner Michael Monson writes that on July 23, they discovered that malware inserted on April 27 compromised customers names, addresses, purchase information, and credit or debit card numbers – but not PINS or bank…