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Category: ID Theft

Target Hackers Used Stolen Vendor Credentials

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Dissent

Danny Yadron, Paul Ziobro and Charles Levinson report: The hackers who stole 40 million credit- and debit-card numbers from Target Corp. appear to have breached the discounter’s systems by using credentials stolen from a vendor. The finding will help to start unraveling the riddle of how the software that carried out the attack got into Target’s systems….

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Bike Waiter warns customers of security breach

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dissent

Neal Morton reports: The credit card information of some of the Bike Waiter‘s customers may have been exposed as the result of a privacy breach, the meal delivery service said Tuesday in an email to customers. Shane Broussard, president of Bike Waiter LLC, did not disclose exactly how many customers might be affected, but in…

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FL: Last of five pleads guilty in medical ID theft tax fraud, but questions about the breach remain

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dissent

Wayne K. Routon reports: The last of five people accused of tax refund fraud involving identity theft from medical records pleaded guilty Friday for his role in the scheme, U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer said. Michael Ali Bryant, Sr., 41, of Lauderdale Lakes, faces up to 12 years in prison at his sentencing scheduled in…

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POLL: Consumers concerned, not changing habits after Target data breach

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dissent

Anne D’Innocenzio of Associated Press reports: American shoppers say they are very concerned about the safety of their personal information following a massive security breach at Target, but many aren’t taking steps to ensure their data is more secure, according to a new Associated Press–GfK Poll. The poll finds a striking contradiction: Americans say they…

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Five steps to take if you’ve become a victim of ID theft

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Dissent

Over on CreditSesame.com, Kimberly Rotter wrote a tips article, “5 Steps to Take Immediately If You’ve Been a Victim of Identity Theft.” The article was also reproduced on Lifehacker.  To briefly summarize the article, it lists some examples of identity theft and then recommends the following five actions (with additional info on each of the following):…

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IL: Belvidere Culver’s employee charged with identity theft, 80 victims

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Dissent

A Belvidere Culver‘s assistant manager was arrested Tuesday for stealing the credit and debit card numbers of customers while working the drive-thru window. Curtis Peck, 28, of Rockford was charged with two counts of identity theft, a Class 4 felony punishable by one to three years in prison. Belvidere Police saw an increase in identify…

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