WIVB in upstate NY has a report that hints that while Key Bank is saying that reports of ID theft are not linked to any breach of their systems, they may be the source of the problem: Town of Tonawanda Police are warning Key Bank customers their accounts may have been compromised. Authorities say in…
Category: ID Theft
LA DPPS employee pleads guilty to stealing clients’ info for tax refund fraud scheme
“It’s déjà vu all over again” — noted infosecurity expert Yogi Berra. Veronico Niko, a former Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services employee, has pleaded guilty to stealing names and Social Security numbers for use in a tax refund fraud scheme. Niko, her husband Thomas Marshall, Michael Williams, Mao Niko, and Mike Niko…
Genesco may sue credit card companies over fines for 2010 data breach
In December 2010, Genesco, the parent company of United States Journeys, Journeys Kidz, Shi by Journeys, Johnston & Murphy, and Underground Station, disclosed its network had been compromised by malware and that it had first learned of the compromise from payment processors. Fast forward two years, and Genesco may be suing American Express, MasterCard and Visa for $15.6 million, according…
Over 100 Zaxby’s franchises may have had customer credit card data stolen
If you eat at Zaxby’s, you should check to see if your location is affected/ by a security breach. Yesterday, the chain announced that some of their stores (108, so far, by their list) had suspicious files found on their systems that may have exfiltrated customer credit and debit card info. Although the press release does…
Cops Suspect Up to 300 Counts of Fraud In KTSU DJ Case
William Michael Smith and Steve Jansen report: A TSU DJ has been arrested in an alleged pledge-drive scam, a local TV watchdog reporter said late Wednesday. According to a tweet from Fox 26 reporter Isiah Carey late this afternoon, KTSU radio volunteer Michael Whitfield was arrested earlier in the day and could face up to 300…
Six Long Island men charged with using stolen Social Security numbers in three different tax refund fraud schemes
So the U. S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York issued a press release on December 20 describing how 6 men were indicted for their roles in three tax refund fraud schemes. The three schemes resulted in more than 11,000 false income tax returns seeking refunds up to $73 million. According the…