Cory Matteson reports that customers at three banks have been victims of fraud, but it is not clear whether the fraud is linked to recent arrests of two individual or is unconnected: Officer Katie Flood said the purchases — often ordered from far-flung places such as Hong Kong — were made with debit and credit…
Category: ID Theft
Update: Illinois ATM losses linked to some ALDI stores
This appears to be related to the breach previously reported here a few days ago. Evelyn Holmes reports: More victims have come forward regarding a case of debit card fraud in suburban Wheeling. Hundreds of people lost thousands of dollars, and Sunday, Chicago police were offering up tips to help protect against scam artists. The…
Men who bought and used stolen card data from Hannaford breach sentenced
Joseph Serna reports: An Irvine man is scheduled to surrender himself to police Nov. 12 and serve a year in jail for his role in a credit card forgery ring, Orange County prosecutors said. Jerome Abaquin Gonzales, 33, pleaded guilty in Orange County Superior Court Sept. 10 to felony counts of conspiracy to commit credit…
Two NYC employees sentenced for selling identity fraud
Two former New York City employees were sentenced to prison yesterday for identification fraud. Michael Wills, a former employee of the New York City Human Resources Administration, was sentenced to two years in prison for stealing copies of welfare recipients’ birth certificates and social security cards and selling them to another individual. Edward Jones, a…
Former UPMC Shadyside Hospital employee charged with HIPAA violation
In the first HIPAA prosecution in the Western District of Pennsylvania, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced this week that a resident of Monroeville, Pa., had been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of multiple illegal disclosures and use of patient individually identifiable health information for personal gain. The Health…
IL: Cardholders Missing Thousands in Bogus ATM Withdrawals
Charlie Wojciechowski reported this Wednesday, so by now the numbers may be higher: Thieves have stolen money through unauthorized ATM transactions more than 30 times since Sunday, suburban police departments say. Buffalo Grove police said they’ve fielded 20 complaints from residents who’ve said they’ve lost thousands of dollars…. There have also been at least 15…