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Romanian Hacker “Guccifer” Sentenced to 52 Months in Prison for Computer Hacking Crimes

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dissent

Marcel Lehel Lazar, 44, of Arad, Romania, a hacker who used the online moniker “Guccifer,” was sentenced today to 52 months in prison for unauthorized access to a protected computer and aggravated identity theft. Lazar pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge James C. Cacheris of the Eastern District of Virginia on May 25, 2016. According…

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After a month of silence, University of New Mexico assists identity theft victims

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Dissent

Denicia Aragon reports: Over 1,000 former students and employees of UNM recently had their identity stolen from a University database, and after a month of silence, UNM has established a call center to assist victims of the incident. According to a University release, a decades-old UNM database containing names, birth dates, social security numbers, address,…

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Watchdog: IRS failed to notify over 1M people of identity theft

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dissent

Naomi Jagoda reports: The Internal Revenue Service identified close to 1.1 million taxpayers who were victims of employment-related identity theft from 2011 through 2015, but almost none of the victims were informed, a Treasury Department watchdog found in a report made public this week. “Employment-related identity theft can cause significant burden to taxpayers, including the…

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AL: Lawsuit against Flowers Hospital could widen to include other alleged ID theft victims

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Dissent

Ken Curtis reports the latest developments in a lawsuit stemming from an insider breach for tax refund fraud. The former Flowers Hospital employee is currently serving a prison sentence,  but now others want to join the potential class action lawsuit against the hospital. Curtis reports, in part: Legal documents show that Millender was in possession…

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AZ Computer Expert Sentenced to Prison After $571,000 Theft

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Dissent

PHOENIX – Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced a judge sentenced Steve Nolte to 9 years in prison for stealing more than $571,000 from his former employer.   The sentence imposed by the Court was ordered to run consecutive to Nolte’s three-year federal prison sentence for passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and use of a falsely-obtained Social Security Number. On…

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Former Car Dealership Employee Sentenced for her Participation in a Stolen Identity Tax Fraud Scheme

Posted on August 30, 2016 by Dissent

A Jensen Beach resident was sentenced to 30 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release for her participation in a stolen identity tax fraud scheme. Micheline Eppolito, 29, of Jensen Beach, was previously convicted at trial of one count of possessing fifteen or more unauthorized access devices, affecting interstate commerce, in violation…

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