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Capital One notifies account holders of insider breach associated with fraudulent charges

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Dissent

Capital One is notifying some credit card customers that they may be at risk of fraudulent charges on their card. In a letter sent to those affected, Douglas Woodward, Vice President of Operations, writes: We believe that a former employee may have improperly accessed your account. While we don’t see any potential fraud on your…

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Social Security Customer Service Employee Indicted For Stealing Information And Money From Agency

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Dissent

BIRMINGHAM — December 27. A federal grand jury today indicted a Social Security Administration telephone service center employee for using his position to steal identifying information and benefits from Social Security beneficiaries, announced U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance and Social Security Administration, Office of Inspector General, Special Agent in Charge Guy Fallen. A 14-count indictment filed…

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Travelocity notifies customers after service providers’ employees misuse customer data

Posted on December 21, 2013 by Dissent

On November 22, Travelocity notified the Maryland Attorney General’s Office of a breach they first learned about on February 21. According to their letter, on that date they discovered that “over the previous several months, several employees of a Travelocity service provider had misused certain information to which they had access as part of performing…

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GA: Emory University law students and medical students targeted in ID theft scheme

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

Schools need to remain cognizant that “directory information,” not protected by FERPA, can be used for ID theft. Maario Coleman and Angela Russell have been arraigned for operating a scheme to obtain thousands of dollars by stealing the identities of Emory University law and medical students and using them to apply for loans. According to…

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Tampa woman found guilty in credit-card fraud ring

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

A Tampa woman was found guilty for her role in an identity theft ring during which conspirators ripped off credit card numbers from unsuspecting customers at International Plaza. Viviana Reyes, 40, was convicted of credit card fraud, bank fraud, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft and identity theft, according to the U.S. Department…

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Ukrainian “criminal pioneer” sentenced to 18 years for US cybercrimes

Posted on December 13, 2013 by Dissent

A Ukrainian national referred to by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) as “one of the world’s most prolific cybercriminals” and by prosecutors as a “criminal pioneer” was sentenced by a US federal court Thursday to 18 years in prison in connection with his role in co-founding a website that operated as a marketplace for…

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