There’s a follow-up to a case previously reported on PHIprivacy.net and on this site. From the U.S. Department of Justice: Alabama and Georgia residents pleaded guilty for their roles in a $20 million stolen identity refund fraud (SIRF) conspiracy, Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney George…
Category: ID Theft
More details on the French Lick Resort payment card breach
In January, French Lick Resort in Indiana disclosed a malware-related breach affecting payment card data. On January 31, attorneys for Blue Sky Casino, LLC, the parent company, formally notified the Maryland Attorney General’s of the incident. The notification provides additional details on the incident, including the fact that the firm sent out 87,975 notification letters…
GA: Identity thieves strike United Way
Aimee Jones reports: Doris Strickland, director of the Newton County United Way, contacted the Sheriff’s Office Friday to report that the computer she uses at the United Way office for business was hacked through her email. She reported that she changed all her passwords, but discovered nearly $1,400 had been charged at several restaurants on…
NY: Colonial Car Wash credit breaches investigated
Keshia Clukey reports: Rotterdam police Sunday warned the public about several debit and credit card breaches that occurred at the Colonial Car Wash starting in early March. Police were contacted by managers from M&T Bank, First Niagara and Price Chopper Federal Credit Union that there were several victims who had fraudulent activity on their accounts after using their cards at…
Former Aetna employee arrested; found in possession of members’ identity information
Aetna Insurance has also reported a breach in recent months, but unlike the Anthem and Premera Blue Cross breaches, the Aetna breach does not appear to have been a massive one. In a letter dated January 8, the insurance company notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office that six Maryland residents were among those being notified that their information had…
Guilty plea entered in fraud, ID theft case
The Stockton Record reports: A Roseville woman has been convicted in San Joaquin County after she collected thousands of dollars from an annuity scheme using the identities of employees from Stockton Unified School District and other area school districts. Magaly Morales, 52, pleaded to one count of felony insurance fraud with a white collar enhancement…