Michael Boren reports: A former Philadelphia doctor hacked into the cell phone, email, and social media accounts of several former classmates at Burlington County’s Delran High School, from which he graduated in 2005, and then made copies of their photos, authorities said. Peter Grossman, 29, who lives in Center City, was charged with identity theft…
Category: ID Theft
FL: PBSO deputy pleads guilty to federal ID theft
Fox29 reports: After some hesitation and much confusion, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputy Frantz Felisma plead guilty to identity theft and device fraud in federal court Thursday. Federal investigators say Felisma used his department issued laptop, and his access to a law enforcement database, to steal personal information from at least 15 people. Felisma then…
Lawsuit against Flowers Hospital over theft of personal information attains class action status
Lance Griffin has an update to another long-running data breach lawsuit: A federal judge has granted class action status to a civil lawsuit involving the theft of personal information at Flowers Hospital, believed to have occurred in 2013. The decision, if ultimately approved, means people who believe they have been adversely affected as a result…
NYS Tax Department: 65 companies have been victimized by tax scams
WHEC reports: The state Tax Department is warning companies and workers after it says 65 companies with New York employees have been victimized by tax scams. As a result, 7,100 Social Security numbers across the state have been compromised, the department says. Read more on WHEC.
Cincinnati Eye Institute employees victims of tax refund fraudsters
John Matarese reports that a number of employees of Cincinnati Eye Institute have discovered that their identity information has been misused by criminals filing for tax refunds. While CEI claims that any breach does not involve their system, they are offering their employees credit monitoring protection services. At the present time, it’s not clear whether a business associate…
Cuban national accused in UPMC tax-return scheme plans guilty plea
Torsten Ove reports: A Cuban national extradited last summer from Venezuela to face charges that he used hundreds of stolen UPMC employee identifications to file bogus tax returns for millions in refunds is prepared to admit to his crimes. Yoandy Perez Llanes, 32, and his public defender filed notice Monday that he will enter a…