Rachel Laine reports: Customers at a local restaurant are hit with debit card fraud. The Coast Hills Federal Credit Union is sending out an alert about the Orcutt Burger Restaurant. The credit union says it has stopped all signature-based debit transactions to prevent further theft from any debit card activity. Coast Hills says customers can still…
Category: ID Theft
California Rap Artist Arrested On Indictment For Purchase And Use Of Hacked Credit And Debit Card Information
A rap artist who performs under the name “Guerilla Black” was arrested at his Los Angeles home this morning on a twenty-two count indictment from the Western District of Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan. CHARLES TONY WILLIAMSON, 33, is alleged to have purchased and used stolen credit and debit card numbers that were…
Hackers steal financial data from diners at Winchester restaurant
Josh Kegley reports: Central Kentucky residents who recently ate at Puerta Grande restaurant in Winchester are urged to check their bank and credit card statements because of a major data breach. The breach resulted in the theft of credit card information from between 50 and 100 people, with reports still coming in Tuesday, Winchester police…
Stratfor to settle class action suit over hack
Basil Katz reports: The global security analysis company Strategic Forecasting Inc will settle a class action lawsuit brought by one of its customers over a crippling attack by hackers who stole data of clients including Henry Kissinger, court documents show. U.S. District Judge Denis Hurley in Central Islip on New York’s Long Island earlier this…
CA: USC warns of credit card security breach on campus
Students and staff at USC are being advised to check their credit card statements for unauthorized charges after a security breach was discovered at some campus food outlets, including dining halls and a Starbucks. A letter was posted on the university’s website Thursday detailing the recently identified security breach affecting credit card purchases made at…
MN: Roseville police probe suspected ID theft at Rosedale restaurant
Emily Gumon reports: Roseville police are investigating what they believe to be an identity theft and credit-card skimming operation at the Chinese Gourmet Express restaurant in the Rosedale Center mall. Several customers of the mall and employees at other stores there reported their personal credit or debit card numbers had been stolen and used fraudulently…