Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Steven G. Hughes, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the United States Secret Service, announced yesterday the unsealing of an Indictment and a Complaint charging 23 individuals for their alleged participation in a large-scale counterfeit credit card scheme….
Category: ID Theft
Missouri man pleads guilty to his role in computer hacking, ID theft scheme enabled by consumers’ re-use of login credentials
Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that the fifth and final defendant pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to his role in a $725,000 fraud scheme that involved hacking into business computer systems to steal the identity information of hundreds of their customers. Vince Evola, 45, of Gladstone, Mo.,…
HSBC offering customers credit monitoring services after rogue employee stole and misused their information
HSBC is offering some customers five years’ worth of free credit monitoring service after learning that a rogue employee had been improperly accessing customer information since early this year. The offer of extended services was for those who information had been accessed multiple times. Others were offered 1 year of free services. You can read…
TN: Bojangles fast food restaurant hacked, credit card info stolen (update 1)
Mike Krafcik reports that police in Newport, Tennessee are investigating a string of fraudulent credit and debit card charges that they say point back to a fast food restaurant, Bojangles. Police believe the restaurant’s Wi-Fi network may to be blame and the problem may not be isolated to just that one location: In a statement,…
Macon woman sentenced in identity theft scheme
Tom George reports: A Macon woman was sentenced in federal court for her role in a identity theft scheme. 38-year-old Rhonda Everett plead guilty to conspiracy to commit fraudulent claims, identity theft, and receiving stolen government property. In 2012, Everett was caught in a sting operation and admitted to obtaining personal information from 35 people…
Made In Oregon customers warned of data breach (update2)
Mike Benner reports on KGW: When it comes to Oregon’s delicacies there is not much that Made In Oregon does not sell. Its warehouse in Northeast Portland is stocked with everything you can imagine. “These shelves will be empty by December 18,” said company vice president Verne Naito. This is the busiest time of the year for…