Update: TurboTax resumed filing state returns later yesterday. Original story: WSYR-TV reports: TurboTax has halted filing state returns because of concerns over identity theft. The company says criminals are stealing personal data and filing fake returns – enabling them to claim tax refunds from the government. An internal investigation shows the breaches aren’t attributed to…
Category: ID Theft
Banks: Card Thieves Hit White Lodging Again
Ouch. Brian Krebs reports: For the second time in a year, multiple financial institutions are complaining of fraud on customer credit and debit cards that were all recently used at a string of Marriott properties run by hotel franchise firm White Lodging Services Corporation. White Lodging says it is investigating, but that so far it has found no signs…
Experian ProtectMyID didn’t protect him from ID theft – Target customer
As this blogger and Brian Krebs have both pointed out on a number of occasions, Experian’s ProtectMyID may only monitor Experian’s own credit reports and not those of Equifax, TransUnion, or Innovis. Now one consumer seems to have learned that lesson the hard way. Consider the offer Target made to its customers following their massive breach…
Ex-employee booked with stealing identities of Kenner retirement home residents
Michelle Hunter reports: Kenner police have arrested a Metairie woman on charges of stealing identity information from more than 15 residents at a retirement home and using it to open credit card and bank accounts. Authorities had been looking for Kayla Bradley, 23, for almost two years, said Lt. Brian McGregor, spokesman for the Police…
TX: Home Depot IT employee stole 36,000 customers’ credit card numbers
KXAN reports: A Round Rock man is going to federal prison for stealing credit card information from customers at Home Depot. Prosecutors say Daniel Marquardt worked in the IT department for The Home Depot in Austin. Investigators say he stole credit card info from more than 36,000 customers, then tried to sell it online. Marquardt…
Florida Man Sentenced In Identity Theft Scheme Using Inmate and Lexis Customer Information
A St. Lucie County resident was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Patrick J. Ward previously pled guilty to one count of possessing fifteen or more access devices and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to court documents, during a search warrant of Ward’s residence, law enforcement recovered…