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Category: ID Theft

Kreditech Investigates Insider Breach

Posted on March 24, 2015 by Dissent

Brian Krebs reports: Kreditech, a consumer finance startup that specializes in lending to “unbanked” consumers with little or no credit rating, is investigating a data breach that came to light after malicious hackers posted thousands of applicants’ personal and financial records online. Earlier this month, a source pointed KrebsOnSecurity to a Web site reachable only via Tor, a…

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Romanian National Extradited To New Jersey To Face Charges In Computer Hacking Scheme

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Dissent

A Romanian citizen made his initial court appearance today following his extradition to face charges that he orchestrated an international hacking scheme targeting retailers, security companies, medical offices and individuals in the United States, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. Mircea-Ilie Ispasoiu, 29, of Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania, is charged by federal indictment with two counts…

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TransUnion Complicates ID Theft, Class Says

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Dissent

Lorraine Bailey reports: Credit-reporting giant TransUnion charges $10 before it places security freezes on the files of people dealing with identity theft, a class claims in Federal Court. Jon Niermann, the lead plaintiff in the March 18 action, says he learned about TransUnion’s “illegal” policy after he became a victim of identity theft. Read more…

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MN: Birth mother stole White Bear Township teen’s identity, charges say

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Dissent

Let’s not forget that a lot of identity theft is perpetrated by family members. Here’s today’s nominee for Mother of the Year. Elizabeth Mohr reports: A 19-year-old White Bear Township woman realized something was amiss when she was denied a credit card and the state and IRS started sending her letters. Investigators determined that the woman’s…

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Speech Therapist Guilty of Health Care Fraud

Posted on March 21, 2015 by Dissent

Rebecca Lee Rabon, 44, of Houston, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and five counts of health care fraud in relation to a health care fraud scheme that billed Tricare and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas more than $3.7 million, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Rabon…

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Accused Russian hacker should pay defense cost, prosecutors say

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Dissent

Mike Carter reports: Federal prosecutors have taken the rare step of challenging the appointment of publicly funded lawyers to represent accused Russian hacker Roman Seleznev and have asked a judge to order Seleznev to reimburse the government for his defense. […] As proof, the government provided the court with photographs of stacks of cash and…

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